Hamit Dillon postpones resignation announcement until after midterm elections... decision made 3 weeks ago

Harmeet Dhillon resigned on November 5 as assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, saying the decision was her own and that she was not asked to step down. She told Fox News Digital she made the call three weeks before the midterm elections but delayed the announcement at the request of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and her resignation letter is dated November 5, distinct from when she says she decided. Dhillon said she wants to return to private legal practice, and Attorney General Todd Blanche said on X that he accepted the resignation. The departure removes the head of the division overseeing federal civil rights enforcement, and what to watch next is who President Trump names to lead the division and whether the timing affects pending civil rights litigation and policy priorities.