Mulvaney takes perch at CFPB amid legal challenge to his appointment

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney on Monday began working as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s acting leader amid a legal challenge from the CFPB’s deputy.

Mulvaney was seen entering the CFPB’s headquarters in downtown Washington carrying a Dunkin Donuts bag. A Mulvaney aide tweeted a picture of the OMB director reading briefing materials in the CFPB director’s office.

“(Mulvaney) sitting in director's office,” read the tweet from OMB aide John Czwartacki. “Already hard at work as acting director at cfpb.”

The White House told CNBC that Mulvaney was given access to the director’s office with full support from the bureau’s staff, despite the lawsuit filed against him and President Trump by CFPB Deputy Director Leandra English.

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/361925-mulvaney-takes-perch-at-consumer-bureau-amid-legal-challenge-to-his