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Trump Names Harmeet Dhillon’s Interim Replacement To Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division, Second Amendment Section

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Hutchison, H. (2026, November 11). Trump Names Harmeet Dhillon’s Interim Replacement To Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division, Second Amendment Section. The Daily Caller. https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/11/trump-names-harmeet-dhillons-replacement-to-lead-doj-civil-rights-division-second-amendment-section

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The Daily Caller · collected 2026-11-11 · by Harold Hutchison

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President Donald Trump appointed Craig Trainor as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Second Amendment section, replacing Jesus Osete who had taken over after Harmeet Dhillon's resignation on November 5. Trainor, previously Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, is known for reducing the fair housing case backlog from the Biden era by half. Attorney General Todd Blanche praised Trainor’s experience in civil rights enforcement and his work under former Republican leaders.
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On November 11, 2026, President Donald Trump appointed Craig Trainor, the Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, to serve as Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Justice Department. This appointment came after Harmeet Dhillon resigned on November 5, and followed a brief interim period where Jesus Osete had taken over the role. Trainor’s previous experience includes serving in the Department of Education and clerking for a judge who struck down laws regarding concealed carry twice based on Second Amendment grounds. The announcement was made by Attorney General Todd Blanche via an X post.

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Trump Names Dhillon's Replacement
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“Article A reports on the appointment of Craig Trainor as interim replacement, while Article B discusses Harmeet Dhillon's resignation.”
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“The articles describe different events: one is about Dhillon returning to her law firm and initiating legal actions, while the other is about a new interim replacement being named at the DOJ after her resignation.”
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HUD Housing and Urban Development Second Amendment Senate the Civil Rights Division

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Narrative

Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor was selected to serve as Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, replacing Jesus Osete, who had taken over for Dhillon immediately following her Nov. 5 resignation, Blanche announced in a post on X. Trainor had served in the Department of Education prior to being sent to HUD, and also clerked for a judge who twice struck down laws regarding concealed carry on Second Amendment grounds.
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Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump named Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor as the acting replacement for Harmeet Dhillon to head the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Second Amendment section. asserted
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Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Craig Trainor was selected to serve as Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, replacing Jesus Osete, who had taken over for Dhillon immediately following her Nov. 5 resignation, Blanche announced in a post on X. Trainor had served in the Department of Education prior to being sent to HUD, and also clerked for a judge who twice struck down laws regarding concealed carry on Second Amendment grounds. asserted
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(RELATED: Major Player Tries To Weasel Out Of Supreme Court Second Amendment Semi-Auto Showdown) asserted
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“I am pleased to announce that President Trump has appointed Craig Trainor as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division,” Blanche posted. asserted
Blanche → announce → Division
“Since October 2025, Craig has served as the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, where he oversaw nationwide enforcement of HUD civil rights statutes. asserted
he → serve → statutes
I am pleased to announce that President Trump has appointed Craig Trainor as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. asserted
Trump → announce → Division
Since October 2025, Craig has served as the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, where he oversaw nationwide enforcement of HUD civil rights statutes. asserted
he → serve → statutes
Craig was also the principal architect of HUD’s civil rights enforcement policies, which cut the Biden-era fair housing case backlog in half. asserted
which → cut → half
I thank Craig for taking on this critical role and for his dedicated service to the American people and President Trump. asserted
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— Attorney General Todd Blanche (@AGToddBlanche) November 11, 2026 “Craig was also the principal architect of HUD’s civil rights enforcement policies, which cut the Biden-era fair housing case backlog in half,” Blanche continued. asserted
Blanche → cut → half
“I thank Craig for taking on this critical role and for his dedicated service to the American people and President Trump.” asserted
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Trainor previously served as a special counsel for the House Judiciary Committee under Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, who chaired the committee. asserted
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Trainor also worked with former Attorney General Pam Bondi at the America First Policy Institute and had previous experience as a defense attorney, law-firm associate and prosecutor in New York City. asserted
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Trainor also served as a law clerk to George H.W. Bush-appointed United States District Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. of the Northern District of New York, who in 2014, issued a ruling against Washington, D.C.’s ban on carrying handguns, then also slapped down D.C.’s requirement for concealed carry permit applicants to show “good cause” to carry a firearm the following year. asserted
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“The Court finds that Defendants have failed to demonstrate that there is any relationship, let alone a tight fit, between reducing the risk to other members of the public and/or violent crime and the District of Columbia’s ‘good reason’/’proper reason’ requirement,” Scullin wrote. asserted
Scullin → find → Columbia
In June 2022, the Supreme Court declared New York’s “good cause” requirement for carry permits was a violation of the Second Amendment. asserted
requirement → declare → Amendment
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