Trump taps top Justice Dept. official to also head Library of Congress

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche would assume the acting role days after Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden nine years into her 10-year term.

President Donald Trump has chosen Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche — the No. 2 official at the Justice Department — to also serve as the acting head of the Library of Congress, according to a Justice official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.

Blanche would assume the acting role days after Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden nine years into her 10-year term.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/12/trump-blanche-library-congress-copyright/