Mulvaney CFPB Appointment Hurts Agency Independence, Judge Told
- Agency’s second-in-command wants Trump appointee sidelined
- Judge said he’d rule later on whether to oust Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney
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U.S. President Donald Trump was accused of impinging the independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by appointing White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney as the agency’s temporary head.
Lawyers for Leandra English, the bureau’s second-in-command, told a judge in Washington Friday that she was properly tapped as the CFPB’s interim director and should run the regulatory body until the Senate confirms Mulvaney.