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."
Case closed....Trump....winning....
Prs. Trump should just fire Leandra English now and be done with it as opposed to later.
“He, too, signed his email “acting director” and invited employees to stop in his office to “grab a donut.”
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LOL! The dude is a Trump guy alright. XD The twit thought she had a job for life. Another Odumbo minion gets a reality check.
And Deep State takes another hit.
100% correct. The CFPB costs consumers money every day. It needs to be dispatched quickly.
The CFBP is basically a slush fund for democrats...shut it down and let the courts decide it’s fate.
“He, too, signed his email “acting director” and invited employees to stop in his office to “grab a donut.”
Ms English, no donut for you
I just watched Mulvaney’s presser.
He specifically said he is not shutting it down but made it clear he is changing its direction.
Starting with a 30 day freeze on regulations and hiring effective immediately.
wow! I like this Mulvaney guy. Just watched the interview. Alot of Obamaites with cushy jobs will soon be unemployed!
She should just go home and start drinking......
If watching Fox, did you see the Asman / Francis / Peak segment? CFPB employees set their own salaries. The building they put up cost more per sq. ft. than Trump Tower. The tax money they take in is not subjected to oversight. The Director can spend the money any way he wants to. On and on.
I think this Mulvaney guy is POTUS material. Tells it like it is — like PDJT.
Mulvaney may not be as eloquent as Trey Gowdy, but at least he gets things done while Gowdy does not.
If watching Fox, did you see the Asman / Francis / Peak segment? CFPB employees set their own salaries. The building they put up cost more per sq. ft. than Trump Tower. The tax money they take in is not subjected to oversight. The Director can spend the money any way he wants to. On and on.
Thank you for this info.
I wish one of POTUS’ supporting groups would make an ad about this.
Even a few libs I know (family) wouldn’t support this kind of swamp bureaucracy/front group.
Incredible! Those people are more corrupt than the Mafia and the Vatican put together!
Simply instruct the Treasury to not cut her a paycheck or reimburse her for any expenses.
Well, if the election went the other way, this probably would have been told to staffers at EVERY agency/department, but in a different context.
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