President Donald Trump appointed Todd Blanche, who is second in charge at the Justice Department, as the new librarian of Congress. Before being tapped for the DOJ, Blanche served as Trump’s defense lawyer during his hush money trial,

President Donald Trump named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting Librarian of Congres. Carla Hayden, who started at the Chicago Public Library before going on to head the Library of Congress,

After firing the head of the Library of Congress, the president put his former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, in charge of the facility.

Trump’s attempt to put his own people in place at the Library of Congress hit a wall in dramatic fashion after two appointees were "escorted off premises."