A federal judge yesterday denied a request for a preliminary injunction to remove Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Los Angeles Times reported. The judge sided with Mulvaney — President Trump’s budget director and choice for the interim position — over Leandra English, the agency’s deputy director who has said that she is the rightful acting director. “The court finds that English is not likely to succeed on the merits of her claims, nor is she likely to suffer irreparable harm absent the injunctive relief sought,” said Judge Timothy J. Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in a 46-page decision. The ruling came after Judge Kelly denied a request by English last month for a temporary restraining order to remove Mulvaney and install her as acting director.
