{"id":2378265,"date":"2024-12-10T02:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T07:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nominates-harmeet-dhillon-and-mark-paoletta-for-positions-in-his-administration-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T02:49:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T07:49:51","slug":"trump-nominates-harmeet-dhillon-and-mark-paoletta-for-positions-in-his-administration-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nominates-harmeet-dhillon-and-mark-paoletta-for-positions-in-his-administration-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump nominates Harmeet Dhillon and Mark Paoletta for positions in his administration &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-nominates-harmeet-dhillon-and-mark-paoletta-for-positions-in-his-administration-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378265&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President-elect Donald Trump announced\u2062 two key nominations for his administration starting January 2025 via his Truth Social account. He nominated\u200b Harmeet dhillon as \u200bthe Assistant Attorney General for Civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice and mark Paoletta to return\u200b as General Counsel of the Office of Management and Budget. Trump described Paoletta as a &#8220;conservative\u200b warrior&#8221; who would help reduce \u200dgoverment bureaucracy and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">eliminate wasteful spending<\/a>. Paoletta has a law background, having served in various government roles, including during President George H.W.Bush&#8217;s administration. Meanwhile, Harmeet Dhillon, a San Francisco \u2062attorney with a\u2063 focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">civil rights<\/a> and Frist Amendment issues, also announced her nomination.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump nominates Harmeet Dhillon and Mark Paoletta for positions in his administration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1907182\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> nominated two more people to serve in his presidential administration, starting in January 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-four-advisers-joining-administration-as-senior-staff-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump announces four advisers joining administration as senior staff - Washington Examiner\">president-elect announced<\/a> the selections on his Truth Social account, nominating attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harmeet-dhillon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Harmeet Dhillon<\/a> as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice and declaring that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/mark-paoletta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mark Paoletta<\/a> would return as General Counsel of the Office of Management and Budget.<\/p>\n<p>Trump promoted Paoletta as &ldquo;a conservative warrior who knows the &lsquo;ins and outs&rsquo; of Government&rdquo; and someone who would help &ldquo;Make America Great Again!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Paoletta would &ldquo;work closely with our DOGE team to cut the size of our bloated Government bureaucracy, and root out wasteful and anti-American spending.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113625471739178108?_nlid=jM6uyCqrh5&amp;_nhids=6zjAS1779G\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">touted<\/a> his experience as &ldquo;a brilliant and tenacious lawyer, who worked tirelessly to advance my Agenda.&rdquo; He mentioned Paoletta&rsquo;s efforts to &ldquo;identify funding to build the Southern Border Wall&rdquo; and collaboration with previous OMD Director Russ Vought to &ldquo;rein in woke and weaponized Government spending.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Paoletta is a partner at a law firm in Washington, D.C. Previously, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-summer-camp-will-house-trans-adults-in-kids-cabins-without-telling-parents-if-they-ask\/\" title=\"Colorado summer camp to accommodate transgender adults in children&#039;s cabins without parental notification upon inquiry.\">assistant counsel<\/a> in President George H.W. Bush&rsquo;s administration, Trump&rsquo;s post noted. He also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/20130121165524\/http:\/\/www.dlapiper.com\/us\/people\/detail.aspx?attorney=8752\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">served<\/a> as Chief Counsel for Oversight and Investigations for the House Energy and Commerce Committee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also announced that he was nominating attorney Harmeet Dhillon to serve as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. Dhillon, who has a law firm in San Francisco, has a long history of defending civil rights and First Amendment issues. In addition to her law practice, Dhillon founded the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/libertycenter.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for American Liberty<\/a> in 2018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Throughout her career, Harmeet has stood up consistently to protect our cherished Civil Liberties, including taking on Big Tech for censoring our Free Speech, representing Christians who were prevented from praying together during COVID, and suing corporations who use woke policies to discriminate against their workers,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113625470119238598?_nlid=BJN8CEfQTH&amp;_nhids=OpBZTBzzwO\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a> on his Truth Social account.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president-elect recognized Dhillon&rsquo;s career and diligent work in civil rights and election law matters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harmeet is one of the top Election lawyers in the Country, fighting to ensure that all, and ONLY, legal votes are counted,&rdquo; Trump&rsquo;s post noted. &ldquo;She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia Law School, and clerked in the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Harmeet is a respected member of the Sikh religious community. In her new role at the DOJ, Harmeet will be a tireless defender of our Constitutional Rights, and will enforce our Civil Rights and Election Laws FAIRLY and FIRMLY.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dhillon expressed gratitude for the nomination and an eagerness to start working, with her own post on X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m extremely honored by President Trump&rsquo;s nomination to assist with our nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristen-clarke-confirmed-as-civil-rights-chief-at-justice-department\/\" title=\"Kristen Clarke Confirmed as Civil Rights Chief at Justice Department\">civil rights agenda<\/a>,&rdquo; Dhillon <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pnjaban\/status\/1866275419173073208?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;It has been my dream to be able to serve our great country, and I am so excited to be part of an incredible team of lawyers led by<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PamBondi\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> @PamBondi<\/a>. I cannot wait to get to work!&rdquo; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m extremely honored by President Trump&#8217;s nomination to assist with our nation&#8217;s civil rights agenda. It has been my dream to be able to serve our great country, and I am so excited to be part of an incredible team of lawyers led by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PamBondi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PamBondi<\/a>. I cannot wait to get to work!  <\/p>\n<p>I&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L2NCA9m987\">pic.twitter.com\/L2NCA9m987<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pnjaban\/status\/1866275419173073208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I would not be here today without my amazing mother and brother&rsquo;s support, and my beloved father Tejpal and husband Sarv, who did not live to see this day. I hope I will honor their memories, with God&rsquo;s grace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1907182\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1907182\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump nominates Harmeet Dhillon and Mark Paoletta for his administration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2378266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Florida-Special-Elections-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4106,46467,46468,9134,3634],"class_list":["post-2378265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-administration","tag-harmeet-dhillon","tag-mark-paoletta","tag-nomination","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Florida-Special-Elections-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378265"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378269,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378265\/revisions\/2378269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}