Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff
www.nytimes.com
The president named Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, as the acting librarian. But staff members refused access to two department officials he chose for key roles at Congress’s main research arm.

Staff members at the Library of Congress denied access on Monday to two Justice Department officials who had been tapped for top positions there as part of a shake-up initiated by President Trump, according to two people familiar with the situation

The Library of Congress is under congressional control, and Trump doesn’t have the power to replace key officials there until their term expires.

  • MisterOwl@lemmy.world
    5·
    15 hours ago

    I love the fact that the first government agency to show a fucking spine is a bunch of librarians.

    • turtlesareneat@discuss.onlineEnglish
      5·
      15 hours ago

      I work in a library, one of my best friends is a librarian, this tracks 100%

      edit: Notably they didn’t wait for law enforcement to appear, they called capitol police proactively and probably saved the day in doing so. No one wants (…another…) photo op opposing capitol police.