DOJ's Dhillon on Election Security, Working With Trump

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  August 17, 2026 at 19:13  |  7:20  |  Bloomberg Markets
Speakers
Harmeet Dhillon — Assistant US Attorney General for Civil Rights

Summary

Assistant US Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon argues the DOJ is part of the executive branch and not independent from the White House. She outlines election-security efforts including roughly 1,000 monitors for the November election and discusses voter roll integrity and noncitizen voting concerns. The conversation is political and legal rather than market-focused.

  • Dhillon says the DOJ reports to the president and that independence is legally and historically false.
  • She says the DOJ enforces the president's policy priorities and executive orders.
  • The DOJ plans about 1,000 election monitors for the November election.
  • She cites voter roll problems, including dead and noncitizen registrants in cooperating states.
  • Many states are refusing to cooperate with DOJ voter roll cleanup requests.
  • Litigation over voter roll access could reach the Supreme Court.
  • The interview contains no specific investment or market recommendations.
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