White House is expected to shake up more leadership roles at DOJ, sources say

President Donald Trump is apt to marque enactment changes involving 2 much apical roles astatine the Justice Department, sources told CBS News connected Saturday.

The changes were apt to impact Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, the No. 3 authoritative astatine the Justice Department and Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.

Senior officials person discussed promoting Dhillon to 1 of the apical section roles, portion demoting Woodward, the sources added. It was unclear if last decisions had been made yet.

The discussions of a imaginable promotion for Dhillon travel soon aft Mr. Trump ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this week aft frustrations that she had not aggressively pursued transgression charges against his governmental enemies. 

A Justice Department spokesperson declined to remark connected unit matters.

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