Harmeet Dhillon
Role at the time: Assistant attorney general for civil rights
Condemned
Responding to
Weaver later described private property, especially homeownership, as a weapon of white supremacy presented as wealth-building policy.
"New York: Consider this your official notice from the Justice Department. We will NOT tolerate discrimination based on skin color. It is ILLEGAL."
Why we used this label
The official warning is an adverse response to Weaver’s rhetoric and appointment, while not alleging that a specific discriminatory act had already occurred.