Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Monday ripped the legitimacy of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), adding that acting director Leandra English “doesn’t have a legal leg to stand on” in her lawsuit to bar the appointment of Mick Mulvaney to lead the bureau.
“The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a rogue, unconstitutional agency. Leandra English’s lawsuit to install herself as acting director against the president’s explicit direction is just the latest lawless action by the CFPB,” Cotton said in a statement.
“The president should fire her immediately and anyone who disobeys Director Mulvaney’s orders should also be fired summarily. The Constitution and the law must prevail against the supposed resistance,” he added.
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