Battle for Control of Consumer Agency Heads to Court<br />The deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against President Trump,<br />seeking to block his nominee from taking temporary control of the agency as its acting head.<br />Leandra English, the deputy director of the bureau who was set to become its temporary chief, filed a lawsuit late<br />Sunday night to block Mr. Trump’s choice of someone else from taking control of the agency on Monday morning.<br />“The President’s attempt to appoint a still-serving White House staffer to displace the acting head of an independent agency is contrary to the overall statutory design<br />and independence of the bureau,” Ms. English wrote in her lawsuit.
