Trump's Undermining of Government One Department at a Time - It's the Turn of the Library of Congress
Photo Credit: Library of Congress Trump's abrupt firing of Dr. Clara Hayden, head of the Library of Congress--as reported below by Alternet.org --by email and without warning was a callous and disgraceful act. It is also potentially dangerous for US governance. Not only was it disrespectful of Dr. Hayden, who is a highly educated and accomplished professional, but it also opens the Library of Congress to inappropriate personal and political influence in its mission to provide Congress with "authoritative, objective, and non-partisan analysis," including Constitution Annotated that provides analysis and interpretation of the US Constitution. The management of the Library of Congress is not an inconsequential thing. Given that Trump is inclined to interfere in the mission and operations of other government bodies, that Dr. Hayden is replaced by a Deputy Attorney General from the Department of Justice claimed to be a " staunch, unwavering Trump loya...