Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday as assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, CBS News reported. The network's headline called her the department's "controversial civil rights chief." The summary of that report does not describe the circumstances of the departure beyond the resignation itself.
Fox News reported, citing sources, that Dhillon resigned Thursday. Its headline attributed to Dhillon the statement that the White House asked her to wait until after the midterm elections.
The Guardian, in a report by Sam Levine, said Dhillon was reportedly leaving the position. The outlet's headline described her as the "controversial head of DoJ's civil rights division," and its summary described her as a Donald Trump ally who led the division. The Guardian said she is the first high-ranking Justice Department official to leave after the midterm elections, which its summary described as a historic Republican defeat.
The three reports differ in how firmly they state the departure. CBS News said Dhillon resigned, Fox News cited sources for her resignation, and The Guardian said she was reportedly leaving. None of the summaries available for this story gives a date for the White House request or confirms the account in the Fox News headline. The summaries also do not include a comment from the Justice Department or the White House.
Sources: Fox News: DOJ civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon resigns, says White House asked her to wait until after midterms; The Guardian: Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, reportedly steps down; CBS News: Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns.