Leaders of the Republican Party have reportedly thwarted U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to take control of the Library of Congress after the firing of the head librarian

Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to take over the Library of Congress, its latest effort to subsume the legislative branch.

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,

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

The Library of Congress has disputed there was a change in leadership, Politico reports, saying it's awaiting guidance from Congress.