Posted on 11/27/2017 1:19:16 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
Mick Mulvaney may be getting sued over his appointment to serve as interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but he certainly is not letting it faze him.
The Office of Management and Budget Office director told CFPB staffers Monday to ignore communications from Leandra English, who was named by former CFPB Director Richard Cordray as his replacement.
English filed a lawsuit against President Trump’s appointment of Mulvaney as acting head of the agency, saying he does not have the authority due to provisions in the Dodd Frank Act that delineate the line of succession. The administration on the other hand believes Trump’s authority comes from the Federal Vacancies Act—an opinion the Justice Department agrees with.
The whole situation is making for a rather awkward environment at the agency, with English sending staffers a welcome back from the holiday email Monday morning, signing the email “acting director” while Mulvaney brought donuts to work.
He also told staffers they should not listen to English.
“Please disregard any instructions you receive from Ms. English in her presumed capacity as Acting Director,” Mulvaney told staffers in memo. “If you receive additional communications from her today… please inform the General Counsel.”
He, too, signed his email “acting director” and invited employees to stop in his office to “grab a donut.”
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said there ought to be no confusion over Trump's authority to appoint Mulvaney as acting head.
"The law is clear," she told CNN. "Director Mulvaney is the Acting Director of the CFPB. Now that the CFPB's own General Counsel - who was hired under Richard Cordray - has notified the Bureau's leadership that she agrees with the Administration's and DOJ's reading of the law, there should be no question that Director Mulvaney is the Acting Director. It is unfortunate that Mr. Cordray decided to put his political ambition above the interests of consumers with this stunt. Director Mulvaney will bring a more serious and professional approach to running the CFPB."
Maybe Hillary could mark a depression trail in the woods around her Chappaqua compound.
After this act of treason, and it is treason, this agency should have its doors shuttered.
Impersonating a federal employee. I’m sure that the DOJ is all over it
This needs to be labeled as a Pocahontas activity as she supported it.
Mulvaney is checking to see whether English used a vacation day today, or whether she just didn't show up for work. If the latter, there are likely grounds for termination with cause. He made that clear during his awesome presser this afternoon.
I vote for the Acting Director who brought donuts.
And an awesome presser it was! I liked the line “I will be as independent of Trump as the last guy was with Obama”.
Also...”Leandra English, who was named by former CFPB Director Richard Cordray as his replacement....”
Kim Jong Un he ain’t.
I hope one of Mulvaney’s main duties will be to start the process of shutting the agency down.
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Partner, you have just said a mouthful with that statement.
Our Fake News MSM crowd does not want any fiscally responsible folks in Congress. Fake News does not even like for us to drain the swamp in D.C.
These folks are so disgusting when we say we want our gov/mint to be fiacally responsible with our hard earned tax dollars.
It really seems to us that President Trump and his staff are the only folks who are watching how our hard earned $$$ are being spent in D.C. right now.
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I am truly amazed everyday with the new disclosure of gummit corruption & waste.
Last week it was the tax payer funded congressional sexual harassment slush fund.
Today, the CFPB unregulated gummit graft agency.
Seems like U-1, benghazi, “air iran” were just scratching the surface.
“I hope one of Mulvaney’s main duties will be to start the process of shutting the agency down. “
he can start by firing leandra english, assuming that’s in his power ....
Cool. Great news. This should be entertaining.
Would be great if Trump could end up doing away with it or finding some way to use it to get a handle on the Fed.
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