Harmeet Dhillon likely to be promoted in Trump DOJ: report

The White House is expected to make some more leadership role changes at the Department of Justice, according to a report from CBS News, with Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon likely to see a promotion. The report of more shake-ups coming follows the ouster of Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this week.

The change may be impacting Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, who is the number three person at the DOJ, and senior officials have been discussing promoting Dhillon, who is currently the Assistant Attorney General at the Civil Rights Division, according to the outlet.

After Bondi was removed, President Donald Trump named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting attorney general until a replacement is made. Other names that have been thrown in some reports include the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, a former congressman and candidate for governor of New York.

Bondi's ouster also comes after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was removed from her position. Noem has been replaced by former US Senator from Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin.

Speculation has been swirling about who Trump will choose next to be AG. Zeldin has been a top name, but others have also been mentioned.

Those who have also been mentioned include Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as well as Jeanine Pirro, as seen in the Polymarket betting market. As of Saturday, the betting market was leaning heavily on Zeldin being the one to be picked at 54 percent odds.

However, whoever will be nominated by Trump will have to go through the confirmation process in the Senate, which may have its own roadblocks. Republican Senator Thom Tillis holds a key position on whether or not the nominee will make it to the full Senate vote as the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He has made clear that he will not be a yes vote on anyone who has sympathies for the January 6 protest and riot.

"The threshold for somebody following Pam Bondi ends the moment I hear they say one thing that excused the events of January 6," Tillis said. "I’ve been very clear on that. So I hope whoever they have in mind to follow General Bondi is very clear-eyed about my position on January 6.