Trump-Appointed Acting Director of CFPB Tells Employees to Ignore Directives From Actual Acting Director
More Proof Trump Is a Really Bad Manager
Mick Mulvaney just sent a memo to all employees of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau instructing them to ignore all directives issued by the Acting Director of the Agency. Why? Over the weekend President Trump ignored the CFPB’s rules, which state if the agency’s director steps down, the deputy director becomes acting director. Trump has appointed him acting director, which he legally cannot do.
The Dodd-Frank Act is clear: if there is a @CFPB Director vacancy, the Deputy Director becomes Acting Director. @realDonaldTrump can’t override that. pic.twitter.com/r949ccaJAb
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) November 25, 2017
Technically, according to the independent agency’s rules and an actual appointment by its now-former director, who left last week, Leandra English is the Acting Director. But Republicans, including Donald Trump, hate the agency, first proposed by Elizabeth Warren before she became a U.S. Senator, so much that they will do anything to dismantle it. Trump claims he wants to being it back to life – he actually wants it dead. So does Mulvaney.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, has been a total disaster as run by the previous Administrations pick. Financial Institutions have been devastated and unable to properly serve the public. We will bring it back to life!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 25, 2017
Mulvaney, known to many as Trump’s Budget director who often appears on cable news shows sharing less-than valid statements he presents as facts, is falsely acting as the acting director. So egregious is this move that English is suing the Trump administration.
Meanwhile, Monday morning, English sent all CFPB employees a memo welcoming them back from the long Thanksgiving weekend, saying it is an honor to work with them.
CFPB employee showed me this email sent 30 min ago and signed by Leandra English, Acting Director. 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/j7eiL5sxxJ
— Katie Rogers (@katierogers) November 27, 2017
Mulvaney countered, sending an agency-wide email telling all employees to disregard directives from English.
BREAKING memo from Mulvaney to staff “Please disregard any instructions you receive from Ms. English in her presumed capacity as Acting Director” w @peteschroeder story coming
— Patrick Rucker (@PatrickMRucker) November 27, 2017
To make matters even worse, the employees are now pawns in this war between the White House and the employees at the CFPB. It’s also being fueled by Mulvaney’s Office of Management and Budget communication director posting photos of him “hard at work.”
@MickMulvaneyOMB sitting in director’s office. Already hard at work as acting director at cfpb. pic.twitter.com/I1fwo2SYap
— john czwartacki (@CZ) November 27, 2017
10am meeting between Acting Director @MickMulvaneyOMB and cfpb Senior Staff. pic.twitter.com/DbXq5xNnVj
— john czwartacki (@CZ) November 27, 2017
It should also be noted what a huge mistake it is to put Mulvaney at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, since the number one forces of congressional Republicans and Trump is supposedly the tax-cut-for-the-wealthy bill, which Mulvaney has a key role in. More proof of just what a bad manager Trump is.
To comment on this article and other NCRM content, visit our Facebook page.
Image by John czwartacki via Twitter
If you find NCRM valuable, would you please consider making a donation to support our independent journalism?
Â
Â
Enjoy this piece?
… then let us make a small request. The New Civil Rights Movement depends on readers like you to meet our ongoing expenses and continue producing quality progressive journalism. Three Silicon Valley giants consume 70 percent of all online advertising dollars, so we need your help to continue doing what we do.
NCRM is independent. You won’t find mainstream media bias here. From unflinching coverage of religious extremism, to spotlighting efforts to roll back our rights, NCRM continues to speak truth to power. America needs independent voices like NCRM to be sure no one is forgotten.
Every reader contribution, whatever the amount, makes a tremendous difference. Help ensure NCRM remains independent long into the future. Support progressive journalism with a one-time contribution to NCRM, or click here to become a subscriber. Thank you. Click here to donate by check.