Harmeet Dhillon, a San Francisco-based trial attorney and leading California Republican, is reportedly under consideration to run the civil rights branch of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).
According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, Dhillon was interviewed for the job last week in Washington, D.C.
The Times suggests the post Dhillon is being considered for “will be heavily scrutinized given the Trump administration’s positions on issues such as voting rights.” The publication also drew attention to a series of hate crimes that have taken place over the past few months.
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