Wave of resignations from U.S. Justice Department after midterms

Washington Several senior U.S. Justice Department officials have resigned, including its civil rights chief and a prosecutor investigating allegations of conspiracy against President Donald Trump. U.S.

Attorney General Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for Mr. Trump, announced on Thursday (November 5, 2026) that he had accepted the resignation of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon. Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff after GOP’s midterm defeat Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff after GOP’s midterm defeat On his social media site, Donald Trump praised Susie Wiles and said she’d continue working for his political organisation Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff after GOP’s midterm defeat storyline 1 In this role, Mr.

Dhillon was directly involved in unsuccessful attempts to obtain voter registration lists from some 30 states ahead of this week’s midterm elections that dealt heavy defeats to Mr. Trump’s Republican Party. In her resignation letter, cited by U.S.