# DOJ’s Dhillon on Election Security and Working With Trump

https://mins.news/en/video/24495

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-17 19:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaGHqu7888g

> Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon says the Justice Department is part of the executive branch and reports to the president, calling the idea that it should be independent “ludicrous.” She says the department will deploy 1,000 monitors to help secure the midterm elections.

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