Two Trump appointees escorted out of Library of Congress amid White House takeover, report says

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Two Trump appointees escorted out of Library of Congress amid White House takeover, report says

Trump’s firing of the head of the Library of Congress comes as White House officials can’t say what agency does

Source: The Independent

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