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,

The White House has named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting librarian of Congress, the Department of Justice confirmed Monday. Blanche is a former personal attorney of President Donald Trump’s and replaces Carla Hayden, the longtime librarian of Congress whom Trump fired last week.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has been appointed to serve as the acting librarian of Congress, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman confirmed on Monday, after President Donald Trump recently fired Carla Hayden.