Exodus at DOJ civil rights division as official says 'over 100' attorneys departed

The Justice Department's division tasked with enforcing the nation's federal civil rights laws has recently seen a mass exodus of "over 100" attorneys, the newly confirmed official leading the division said in an interview this week.

"What we have made very clear last week in memos to each of the 11 sections in the Civil Rights Division is that our priorities under President Trump are going to be somewhat different than they were under President Biden," DOJ Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in an interview with conservative host Glenn Beck. "And then we tell them, these are the President's priorities, this is what we will be focusing on — you know, govern yourself accordingly. And en masse, dozens and now over 100 attorneys decided that they'd rather not do what their job requires them to do."

The resignations come as Dhillon and Attorney General Pam Bondi have made clear the priorities of the division -- which was...