May 17, 2025; Trump is attempting a hostile takeover of Congress' own Library of Congress and its research

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WTF?! Trump Attempts HOSTILE TAKEOVER of Congressional Branch
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May 17, 2025 Legal AF Podcast
Trump is attempting a hostile takeover of Congress’ own Library of Congress and its research division, violating separation of powers again, and firing the Librarian, leading to a standoff requiring the Capitol Police to be called between Trump’s former criminal defense lawyer and #2 at the Department of Justice Todd Blanche, he picked to run the Library, and the Library staff. Popok reports on what Congress and the Courts may do next.

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1. AP: Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this

Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this
https://apnews.com/article/library-of-congress-card-history-librarian-firings-83d9e862a68832d8076773a7eb16114f

By Hillel Italie
Updated 2:21 PM CDT, May 15, 2025

The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this.

A week ago, the Trump administration fired the longtime librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. The man appointed by President Donald Trump to be interim librarian, Todd Blanche, may not actually be the interim librarian. And Hayden’s ouster may not even be legal.

Here’s more about the library, Hayden’s ouster and the mystery of who’s in charge now:

What is the Library of Congress?

The country’s oldest federal cultural institution, the Library of Congress was founded in 1800 under legislation by President John Adams and has traditionally enjoyed bipartisan backing.

In addition to its billing as “the largest library in the world,” it could also be called the country’s unofficial memory bank. It contains more than 100 million books, recordings, images and other artifacts and offers a vast online archive, and its contents span three buildings on Capitol Hill...................

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2. He's going full authoritarian dictator demagogue on steroids. Amazing for a man of his age to have so much vile pep.

Of course, he couldn't do it alone. Sniveling lickspittle underlings trembling with glee at the power and cruelty, hoping for a crumb of the plunder, are right there making sure Project 2025 gets implemented.

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3. He's a domestic enemy. LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!

This needs chanted at his B-day protest.