It seems that a federal judge will probably prevent the Trump administration from temporarily abolishing the protection agency from a major consumer, fearing that the delay cannot leave the court to save the court.
This week, DC District Court Judge Amy Burman Jackson sat on the fact that he called a “bright day” of witnesses’ witnesses on the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), including a massive reduction in about 1,200 employees (RIF) plans. The testimony has come from a top agency executive and two additional CFPB employees, representing the opposing approach. The government tried to show that the initial chaos in the bureau was in temporary stability – but Jackson was clearly suspicious. “Many evidences have been introduced who support the decision that the same people who were sitting in the room and talking about rifing are still sitting in a room and talking about rifing,” he said.
Jackson has asked the government to extend the agreement to stop the end of the future while also considering a long -term preliminary order, which aims to decide later this month. This may mean that the difference between helping Americans in severe financial problems – or should be left for longer than usual.
Jackson warned that his thinking was not final. But the preliminary order will represent an important blow to the Trump administration, which has tried not to completely eliminate the financial regulator. Jackson says the agency staff is not left unless “may not be allowed, but I do not think it is allowed to happen in its way.”
CFPB handles consumer complaints about traditional financial institutions and other companies that offer financial products, such as digital payment service Elon Musk’s X -X -Zeau. CFPB witnesses told the court that the department’s performance (DOGE) workers – the office that made the Musk made itself a public face – was deeply involved in plans to rapidly reduce the agency staff, and big questions were left about whether the agency was required.
One of the major allegations in this case is brought by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) and groups that rely on CFPB’s work – that is, CFPB’s acting director Russell Vote is trying to abolish an agency created by Congress and work by law. The Justice Department’s lawyers have defended the Trump administration’s actions, saying that this does not mean clearly preventing the required work by law and can be preserved despite being in the umbrella of a different agency. But the testimony of this hearing left the impression that it was a false statement or a false lie.
On March 10, CFPB Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinage saw several hours of testimony, the next day, Jackson heard from witnesses who pressed the Mid -February Stopwork Directorate of the White and the pressure to eliminate the majority of the staff within 30 days of Dodge. The witnesses also included a direct report by Martiniz, using Alex Du’s pseudonym for fear of retaliation.
The DOE alleges that he was in charge of the team’s widespread firing and described several meetings between the RIF team and the Office of Personal Management (OPM), suggesting how the agency’s 1,700 persons should be removed in a short order.
The DOE testified that Du participated in a meeting held on February 13 with Martinz, two Dodge staff who detailed the CFPB in detail. According to the DOE, one of the staff appeared on the screen and outside of the Jeremy Leone team’s meeting as he said he was consulting with the vote. The DOE staff and votes proceeded to send RIF notices the next day, the DOE testified, without any explanation.
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