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Some clarity: Capitol police were called when DOJ guys tried to enter the US Copyright Building, Library of Congress General Counsel said no and walked them out. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
Around 9 a.m., the two Justice Department officials arrived at the library’s James Madison Memorial Building and sought access to the U.S. Copyright Office, which is housed there. They brought a letter from the White House declaring that Mr. Blanche was the acting librarian and that he had selected the two men for top roles at the agency. They were Paul Perkins, an associate deputy attorney general who the letter said would serve as the acting register of copyrights and the director of the Copyright Office, and Brian Nieves, a deputy chief of staff and senior policy counsel who had been designated as the acting deputy librarian. Mr. Trump also fired the previous director of the Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter, over the weekend, one of the people said. Staff members at the library balked and called the U.S. Capitol Police as well as their general counsel, Meg Williams, who told the two officials that they were not allowed access to the Copyright Office and asked them to leave, one of the people said. Mr. Perkins and Mr. Nieves then left the building willingly, accompanied to the door by Ms. Williams. The library’s staff is recognizing Robert Newlen, the principal deputy librarian who was Dr. Hayden’s No. 2, as the acting librarian until it gets direction from Congress, one of the people familiar with the situation said.
May 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Law Dork can confirm that this is the message Robert Newlen—who became the Acting Librarian of Congress after Trump purported to fire Carla Hayden—sent to colleagues a little before noon today. One source within LOC adds that staff were told that LOC is waiting on Congress as to next steps.
Dear Colleagues: You may have read that the White House has appointed a new acting Librarian. Currently, Congress is engaged with the White House, and we have not yet received direction from Congress about how to move forward. We will share additional information as we receive it. Robert Randolph Newlen Acting Librarian of Congress
May 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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They don't call it the library of Congress without good reason. Not the library of the president.
May 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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