President Donald Trump has fired Shira Perlmutter, who leads the U.S. Copyright Office. The firing was reported by CBS News and Politico, and seemingly

President Donald Trump fired the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter, on Sunday. Perlmutter was appointed by the former librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, in 2020. In the days before this most recent firing, Trump also fired Hayden.

In a statement provided to Mashable, a spokesperson with the U.S. Copyright Office provided only this brief comment: “On Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2025, the White House sent an email to Shira Perlmutter saying your position as the Register of Copyrights and Director at the U.S. Copyright Office is terminated effective immediately.’”