Doughnuts, dueling memos factor in showdown over U.S. consumer agency (CFPB)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-cfpb-memo/doughnuts-dueling-memos-factor-in-showdown-over-u-s-consumer-agency-idUSKBN1DR1UD

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With doughnuts in hand, President Donald Trump’s appointee to head the U.S. government consumer watchdog agency turned up for work on Monday, challenging the acting appointee of the outgoing Obama-era head in an unprecedented partisan showdown over how the U.S. financial system should be regulated.

Mick Mulvaney, who already serves as White House budget chief, was named acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by Trump last week. But Mulvaney, who tried to dismantle the agency when he served in the U.S. House of Representatives, faces a challenge from Leandra English, who was named temporary head of the agency by outgoing director Richard Cordray hours beforehand.

Both issued statements on Monday morning indicating they were in charge.

English sent an email in which she welcomed staff back from the Thanksgiving holiday and signed off as “acting director,” according to a source.


This is just nuts. I really hope we can kick Trump's ass in this situation.