Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Deputy Director Leandra English has filed for a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump, contending that his appointment of Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the CFPB runs contrary to federal statute.
English posed arguments premised on the bureau’s independent status in the face of detractors, including Republican senators calling her a “rogue employee.”
Find out more details about the arguments put forth in her argument and what her critics have to say about her actions.