Discussion: Consumer Protection Agency Interim Director Sues Trump Over Mulvaney Pick

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Good!

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That’ll get his panties in a bunch… orange flavored tweets in 3, 2, 1…

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I expect English to win the suit and be granted a TRO but it will be a short lived victory. DT will nominate another Wall Street benefactor to serve as director and the GOP Senate will confirm him without any hearings, testimony or delay.

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The editors of Time are obviously behind this.

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Judge Gorsuch: Are you kidding? Sir Trump gets what he wants!

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I could be wrong, but it is my understanding that the Deputy Director is to serve out the remainder of the Directors term. There is no vacancy for the president to fill, that is my understanding from listening to Franks describe it.

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Quick, Charlie, what do you call losing an endless series of lawsuits?

“Winning!”

That’s right. Now eat your Tiger’s Milk bar and finish your juice.

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“…challenged in a lawsuit filed in federal court Sunday night…”

I love it. Long haul I know, but someone is fighting.

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Even if that is correct, I believe Cordroy’s term is supposed to end sometime in the summer.

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“Wall Street hates it like the devil hates holy water,” Durbin said.

Like Donald Trump hates an invoice.

Like Sarah Huckabee hates jazzercise.

Like Roy Moore hates a chaperone.

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First the district court has to rule on the request for TRO, and if English wins, the government will appeal to the DC Circuit, and ask for a stay of the TRO. If it isn’t granted, the government will probably seek a stay from the Supreme Court. The request for a stay goes first to the Circuit Justice assigned to the DC Circuit – Justice Roberts. If it’s denied, the request can go to the full Court. While Roberts is conservative, he’s also an institutionalist, and the Feebleminded Fraudster’s present shenanigans don’t strike me as something that would appeal to him. But we’ll see, as I’m sure it will play out rather quickly.

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Correct, it is a 5 year term. He was confirmed in July of '13.
Yet another self dealt pointless exercise for Dummy Don to get smacked down in court.

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Given his extensive relevant background in consumer fraud, it seems like Mnuchin would’ve been a more natural choice to protect people from abuses perpetrated by the financial industry.

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It will be awkward when both English and Mulvaney show up for work this morning at the CFPB. It is my hope English can continue ti serve as acting director of the agency. Of course, Lindsey Graham had to weigh in stating that the agency had little effect on consumer protections. The suit against Wells Fargo fraudulent consumer accounts springs to mind. Stay home next time Lindsey. You are not helping.

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Like Melania hates viagra

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Like a lion kills an antelope

Like a hammer kills a cantelope

I am the anti-pope

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This is a little… unseemly.

I don’t know how effectively the CPA has actually been operating over the last few years.

Has anyone seen the movie ‘the Big Short’? Obama had 8 years to jail some of those crooks, makes me furious he let them get away with it.

Your concern is noted.

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