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A senior official of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau testified in court on Monday that efforts to quickly and aggressively abolish the agency by the leadership of Trump’s agency in recent weeks have been reinforced.
The testimony of CFPB chief operating officer Adam Martinz was the first time that a government witness has taken a stand in one of the dozens of legal challenges to restore President Donald Trump’s federal government. The matter brought by the Federal Employees and other organizations could have already led to a temporary court order, which has stopped the reform of hundreds of CFPB employees.
In several cases, the Trump administration is trying to reduce the influence of the government’s performance throughout the government, in which judicial announcements have declared the heads of the agency a final decision -maker behind staff staff and stopping work.
Martns said that the acting CFPB chief Russia encouraged Russia and a senior legal adviser, Mark Polyteta, caused a “slow” pace of decision -making, which began in mid -February, after confusion of “big -time”, which had dominated the first week that Dodge began his work in the CFPB.
“We had adults on the table we were able to talk about,” Martinz said.
According to Martinz’s testimony, the first Dodge employee showed in the agency after an email from the Treasury Secretary Scott Basant staff at 5 pm 5pm, which instructed the CFPB to give Elon Kastory a move to Elon Kasturi.
On Monday, a union lawyer advised that the court order and not the influence of the votes or the Paulita-which in fact prevented the CFPB from eliminating the complete scale, which was launched after the 2008 financial crisis and has been the target of a GOP attack for years. It directed Martinz to internal emails, which showed pressure on the implementation of a massive firing before the first hearing on February 14. Martinz denied any knowledge that the rush was associated with the case.
In its questions for its witnesses, the Department of Justice tried to paint a photo that a course was corrected here so that Trump’s CFPB Over Hall Martinz could move forward with questions about the events where employees needed a political approval to move forward with the agency’s work.
Today, about the status of CFPB, DOJ Attorney Brad Rosenburg asked, “Martinz said,” I don’t want to say normal, but we are working. ”
He intervened by Judge Amy Burman Jackson, which pointed to Martin’s second testimony, comparing the email on February 3, with a break in some CFPB works, at this time, as the head of the Baisan’s agency, as the head of the past.
Jackson asked Martinz whether the subsequent directives were normal, including the instructions in which all the agency’s work was stopped, massive contracts were canceled, the probationary employees were abolished, most of the other employees were confirmed to be confirmed by the efforts of the Senate. Martinz confirmed that those movements were not normal.
Jackson has repeatedly asked Martiniz to clarify whether a guidance is coming from the Dodge or from the vote or the Paulate.
“I didn’t get the impression that people were on the same page,” Martinz said.
The judge was asked who nominated Chris Young associated with Dodge as a senior adviser in CFPB, Martinz confirmed that the vote had.
Martinz’s questions from Union’s lawyer Jennifer Bennett also made it clear that even when some offices were not given the right to resume their work, they were unable to do so, especially because of the cancellation of large -scale contracts, which was ordered by a political and then returned.
According to internal emails discussed during the Monday hearing, the departure of the cancellations, which includes confusion and constant obstacles to the agency’s work, continues in the weeks after the preliminary court order, under which the administration has taken steps to protect the agency’s data.
Bennett acknowledged that there was no “insight” about what was happening on the ground aspects of the agency under his direct supervision.
“I know what is approved, but I don’t know these details,” said Martines.
The hearing will continue on Tuesday.
