President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of top officials at the Library of Congress and equally sudden attempt to appoint a slate of loyalists as replacements has morphed into an enormous fight over the separation of powers.

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,

President Trump on Thursday fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, effective immediately, according to an email obtained by the Associated Press. The Obama appointee, who was confirmed by the Senate in 2016 and was the first woman and first African-American to hold the role,