Harmeet Dhillon, a Trump-appointed Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, posted a profanity-filled tirade at MAGA influencers on X while defending Attorney General Pam Bondi’s efforts related to Jan. 6 investigations. Dhillon used both an official and a personal account to say Jan. 6, 2026, is not an absolute deadline for DOJ prosecutions, noting certain crimes have no statute of limitations. Her personal posts included insults at conservative influencers and a photo of a knitting project she said was delayed by the online drama. The Daily Beast contacted the White House and DOJ for comment.
Harmeet Dhillon Launches Profanity-Laced Rant at MAGA Influencers While Defending Jan. 6 Prosecutions
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Harmeet Dhillon, a Trump-appointed Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, launched a profanity-laced online tirade at conservative influencers over the weekend while defending Justice Department efforts tied to Jan. 6 prosecutions.
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. / Andrew Harnik / Getty Images
Using two separate X (formerly Twitter) accounts, Dhillon responded to criticism of Attorney General Pam Bondi and the timeline for potential prosecutions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The outburst followed concern among some MAGA supporters that a five-year statute of limitations tied to certain federal investigations could expire in early January 2026.
Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. / Samuel Corum / Getty Images
Legal Context and Official Response
On her official X account, Dhillon pushed back against messages from Trump-aligned influencer David Freeman (who posts as “Gunther Eagleman”), defending Bondi and stressing that Jan. 6, 2026, is not an absolute barrier to Department of Justice action. She noted that while a general five-year federal statute of limitations exists for many offenses, some crimes — for example, terrorism, treason and murder — have no statute of limitations and thus can be prosecuted after five years.
X post by Trump staffer Harmeet Dhillon on her work account. / X
“No statute of limitations will hinder DOJ’s efforts to bring justice to those who weaponized persecution of American citizens,” Dhillon wrote on her official account.
Personal Account Outburst
On a separate personal account, Dhillon employed stronger, more personal language aimed at unnamed conservative influencers, accusing some of spreading misinformation and using profanity to denounce their coverage. In one post she wrote that critics were spreading "bulls**t attacks" and called several influencers "hoes," later noting staff had asked her to stop using that term.
Harmeet Dhillon posts about conservative influencers on her personal X account. / X
She also posted a photo of a knitting project and joked she had fallen an hour behind on stitches because of the online drama. When a follower criticized actions taken by the Trump administration, Dhillon replied, “Boring, incoherent and blocked.”
President Donald Trump speaks with Attorney General Pam Bondi as he delivers an announcement on his Homeland Security Task Force in the State Dinning Room of the White House on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. / Alex Wong / Getty Images
Background and Outreach
Dhillon previously worked with the Lawyers for Trump coalition following the 2020 election. President Trump announced her nomination for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in December, praising her as one of the country’s leading election lawyers.
The Daily Beast said it contacted both the White House and the Justice Department for comment on Dhillon’s posts.
Note: Quotations of offensive language have been sanitized in this report for readability and to avoid repeating slurs while preserving the factual record of Dhillon’s public remarks.
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