“US Senate confirms Trump loyalist to lead Justice Department civil rights unit”

Reuters:

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed conservative lawyer Harmeet Dhillon, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, in a 52-45 vote.

One Republican, Senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, voted no along with Democrats.

Dhillon will oversee criminal and civil work ranging from hate crime prosecutions and voting rights litigation, to investigating law enforcement agencies for engaging in patterns of discrimination.

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