Calling President Donald J. Trump’s appointment of an acting director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau illegal, two senators — including the architect of the agency — joined in protests outside the bureau.
=Trump on Friday appointed his director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, Mick Mulvaney, to serve as acting director of the CFPB until a permanent replacement is found.
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But on the same day, Richard Cordray, who resigned on Friday, promoted Leandra English from her role as chief of staff to deputy director — setting up a temporary power struggle.
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