Of course it is a legislative branch agency, but the Librarian is a presidential appointee (approval of Senate required) so an argument can be made that the president can act as Trump did. There is precedent, as the Washington Post reported, as both Lincoln and Jackson replaced the Librarian when they took office.
Ahhhh… thank you. (The Washington Post? How cute! I apparently just get my news from blog posts and podcasts…)
So John… I thought the LOC was an agency of Congress, like GAO. Why does POTUS have the ability to even fire the Librarian?
Of course it is a legislative branch agency, but the Librarian is a presidential appointee (approval of Senate required) so an argument can be made that the president can act as Trump did. There is precedent, as the Washington Post reported, as both Lincoln and Jackson replaced the Librarian when they took office.