Trump’s bid to exert control over the Library of Congress is a focal point in a power struggle between the legislative and executive branches.

U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, a Maryland Democrat, is urging President Donald Trump to reinstate former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden — five days after Trump abruptly fired the longtime Baltimore resident.

Hayden, saying “litigation will be evaluated strongly.”  “Moving forward, I think what’s clear is that perhaps the executive branch should be removed from the process,” Jeffries told reporters during a Tuesday press conference,

Uncertainty gripped the Library of Congress on Monday as the White House moved to assert more control over the legislative branch agency, naming Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as its acting head.

The president named Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, as the acting librarian. But staff members refused access to two department officials he chose for key roles at Congress’s main research arm.

The dismissal of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has triggered a group of Democratic lawmakers to request an investigation of potential improper communication.

Two senior Justice Department officials appointed by President Donald Trump to run the Library of Congress were denied access on Monday, according to a person familiar with the interaction.

The top Democrat on the congressional committee that oversees the Library of Congress, Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY), is calling for an investigation into the White House’s recent actions involving the library and the U.S. Copyright Office.

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

Two Justice Department officials were denied access to the Library of Congress Monday, causing a brief standoff on Capitol Hill. The two officials–Paul Perkins, an associate deputy attorney general, and Brian Nieves,