The Smithsonian’s Show Trial on Capitol Hill

Anthea Hartig, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, testified before Congress amid a Republican-led investigation into claims of political bias in the museum's exhibits, following a White House report accusing it of 'extreme political activism.' The hearings aligned with broader efforts by Donald Trump to influence public memory, including changes to museum content about his impeachments and the resignation of National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet after Trump's social media criticism.