President-elect Trump On Sunday, he named Harmeet K. Dhillon as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Justice Department.

Trump said Dhillon has consistently protected civil liberties throughout his career, including going after big tech for censoring free speech, representing Christians who were not allowed to pray together during the COVID-19 pandemic and suing companies that use woke policies to discriminate against their employees. .

“Harmeet is one of the best election lawyers in the country, fighting to ensure that all, and ONLY, legal votes are counted,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia School of Law and clerks for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.”

“Harmeet is a respected member of the Sikh religious community,” he added. “In her new role at DOJ, Harmeet will be a tireless defender of our constitutional rights and will enforce our civil rights and election laws fairly and firmly.”

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Trump also wrote in a separate position Mark Paoletta will return as general counsel for the Office of Management and Budget.

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In this role, Trump said, Paoletta will work closely with the Department of Government Efficiency to reduce the size of “our bloated government bureaucracy and eliminate wasteful and un-American spending.”

Trump called Paoletta a brilliant and tenacious attorney, crediting her with working to advance his agenda during the first term while leading the charge to find funds to build a wall on the southern border.

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Mark is a partner at the law firm Shaerr Jaffe LLP and a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America.

“Mark served as Chief Counsel for Oversight and Investigations in Congress for a decade and was a key attorney in the White House Counsel’s Office in confirming Justice Clarence Thomas to the United States Supreme Court in 1991,” Trump wrote. “Mark is a conservative warrior who knows the ins and outs of government. He will help us make America great again!”

And finally, Trump announced that KC Crosbie is running to become the next co-chair of the Republican National Committee to replace Lara Trump.

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“Lara, along with Chairman Michael Whatley, has transformed the RNC into a lean, focused and powerful machine that will empower the MAGA movement for many years to come,” the president-elect said. “Thank you for your hard work, Lara, to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

The new president also said Crosbie “really” helped The Republicans are elected across the United States and would make a terrific co-chair.

“KC will work to continue to ensure a highly functional, fiscally responsible and effective RNC that makes election integrity a top priority,” Trump said. “KC Crosbie has my complete and total support to be the next co-chair of the RNC! »

Original article source: Trump appoints Harmeet Dhillon and Mark Paoletta to key posts, backs KC Crosbie for RNC co-chair