HUD official Craig Trainor appointed acting DOJ civil rights chief, replacing Harmeet Dhillon
President Donald Trump has tapped Craig Trainor, a top official at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
Since October 2025, Trainor has served as assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity at HUD where he directed enforcement of civil rights statutes that HUD manages throughout the United States.
In an X post on Tuesday, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the appointment of Trainor while thanking him for his “dedicated service” to the U.S. and President Donald Trump.
“I am pleased to announce that President Trump has appointed Craig Trainor as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division,” Blanche wrote. “Since October 2025, Craig has served as the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, where he oversaw nationwide enforcement of HUD civil rights statutes. Craig was also the principal architect of HUD’s civil rights enforcement policies, which cut the Biden-era fair housing case backlog in half. I thank Craig for taking on this critical role and for his dedicated service to the American people and President Trump.”
I am pleased to announce that President Trump has appointed Craig Trainor as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Since October 2025, Craig has served as the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, where he oversaw…
The Trump administration did not disclose if the position was permanent.
Harmeet Dhillon previously held the position as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) before she resigned on November 5th.
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