New Delhi, June 8 -- Carla Hayden, the first woman and African American to serve as the US Librarian of Congress, revealed she has had no direct contact with the Trump administration over her sudden dismissal in May.

"No one has talked to me directly at all from the White House," Hayden told correspondent Robert Costa. "I've received no communication directly, except for that one email. That's the only communication," Hayden said in an exclusive interview with CBS News Sunday Morning.

Hayden described the abrupt manner in which she was removed from her post, which she held since 2016 after being appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate. On May 8, she received a brief email stating: "Carla, on behalf of President D...