Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said Monday. Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden,

Todd Blanche has been appointed acting Librarian of Congress, the Justice Department confirmed Monday.

Rep. Joe Morelle, a New York Democrat, on Monday called the firing of the librarian of Congress and removal of the Copyright Office director an “assault on Congressional authority and independence.”