Harmeet Dhillon

And the government shouldn't be putting its heavy thumb on the scale in most cases, but in egregious instances, we should step forward and right these wrongs. But what I found there was a number of lawyers, I mean, hundreds of lawyers who were actively in resistance mode. There were memos out there by former government lawyers telling current government lawyers in my department how to resist.

And the government shouldn't be putting its heavy thumb on the scale in most cases, but in egregious instances, we should step forward and right these wrongs. But what I found there was a number of lawyers, I mean, hundreds of lawyers who were actively in resistance mode. There were memos out there by former government lawyers telling current government lawyers in my department how to resist.

And the government shouldn't be putting its heavy thumb on the scale in most cases, but in egregious instances, we should step forward and right these wrongs. But what I found there was a number of lawyers, I mean, hundreds of lawyers who were actively in resistance mode. There were memos out there by former government lawyers telling current government lawyers in my department how to resist.

If you're given a direct order, ask for clarification, send 20 emails, question it, slow down your response time, say it can't be done. So I was actually looking out for that when I came. And

If you're given a direct order, ask for clarification, send 20 emails, question it, slow down your response time, say it can't be done. So I was actually looking out for that when I came. And

If you're given a direct order, ask for clarification, send 20 emails, question it, slow down your response time, say it can't be done. So I was actually looking out for that when I came. And

i did my week of training after getting uh confirmed by the senate and then the next week i was like okay guys it's time to get to business i want everyone to be very clear what the agenda is here so there are 11 sections in civil rights and i drafted memos for each of those 11 sections for the lawyers and telling them these are the statutes so for example americans with disabilities act this is a statute that we enforce or title vii anti-discrimination or some of the other federal civil rights statutes and then

i did my week of training after getting uh confirmed by the senate and then the next week i was like okay guys it's time to get to business i want everyone to be very clear what the agenda is here so there are 11 sections in civil rights and i drafted memos for each of those 11 sections for the lawyers and telling them these are the statutes so for example americans with disabilities act this is a statute that we enforce or title vii anti-discrimination or some of the other federal civil rights statutes and then

i did my week of training after getting uh confirmed by the senate and then the next week i was like okay guys it's time to get to business i want everyone to be very clear what the agenda is here so there are 11 sections in civil rights and i drafted memos for each of those 11 sections for the lawyers and telling them these are the statutes so for example americans with disabilities act this is a statute that we enforce or title vii anti-discrimination or some of the other federal civil rights statutes and then

So that's the baseline. And then this is the president's agenda. These are his executive orders that he's put out there about anti-discrimination, about anti-DEI, about enforcing our laws equally. And that's the job. You're going to apply these statutes within the framework of anti-discrimination, even-handedly, and without fear or favor.

So that's the baseline. And then this is the president's agenda. These are his executive orders that he's put out there about anti-discrimination, about anti-DEI, about enforcing our laws equally. And that's the job. You're going to apply these statutes within the framework of anti-discrimination, even-handedly, and without fear or favor.

So that's the baseline. And then this is the president's agenda. These are his executive orders that he's put out there about anti-discrimination, about anti-DEI, about enforcing our laws equally. And that's the job. You're going to apply these statutes within the framework of anti-discrimination, even-handedly, and without fear or favor.

And this catalyzed hundreds of lawyers to quit the Civil Rights Division.

And this catalyzed hundreds of lawyers to quit the Civil Rights Division.

And this catalyzed hundreds of lawyers to quit the Civil Rights Division.

Yes. And the law and the priorities, their pet projects had changed. They weren't going to be able to do those the way that they wanted.

Yes. And the law and the priorities, their pet projects had changed. They weren't going to be able to do those the way that they wanted.

Yes. And the law and the priorities, their pet projects had changed. They weren't going to be able to do those the way that they wanted.

It has been. I mean, there were career lawyers there who were doing the same thing no matter who's the president. And so suddenly their little fiefdom that had remained untouched, like Shangri-La, was suddenly having to be responsive to elections. And so...

It has been. I mean, there were career lawyers there who were doing the same thing no matter who's the president. And so suddenly their little fiefdom that had remained untouched, like Shangri-La, was suddenly having to be responsive to elections. And so...