11/29/2017

CONSUMER PROTECTION/MICK MULVANEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge on Tuesday [11-28-17] sided with the White House in the battle over control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying he wouldn’t stop the Trump administration from running the agency.
An Obama-era official, Leandra English, had argued she was the CFPB’s rightful leader until a permanent successor is confirmed and had sought an order to unseat the Trump administration’s temporary leader.
The ruling by Judge Timothy J. Kelly, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia clears the way for White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney to continue serving as acting director of the CFPB while President Donald Trump finds a permanent replacement. A court order denying the request for a restraining order came shortly after Judge Kelly’s decision.
The fight isn’t over. Her attorney, Deepak Gupta, said she would appeal the decision.
Ms. English was elevated to deputy director from chief-of-staff last Friday following the departure of former Director Richard Cordray last week…
White House spokesman Raj Shaw said the administration applauded the court’s decision. ‘It’s time for the Democrats to stop enabling this brazen political stunt by a rogue employee,’ he said in a statement.”

-Lalita Clozel, “Judge Backs Trump Administration in Fight to Control CFPB,” The Wall Street Journal online, Nov. 29, 2017 10:06am