Mulvaney emerges as a leading candidate to replace White House chief of staff

[DonViejo]

Source: McClatchy DC




BY EMMA DUMAIN AND ANITA KUMAR
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February 09, 2018 10:29 PM

Updated 10 hours 16 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Mick Mulvaney, a former South Carolina congressman who now serves as President Donald Trump's budget director, is a leading contender to replace White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, according to two people familiar with the situation.

Mulvaney, who was recently named to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on an interim basis, is the top choice if Trump dismisses Kelly over his handling of domestic abuse allegations involving one of his closest aides, according to one of the people.

Mulvaney has become one of the White House’s most effective messengers for a president who values telegenic qualities in his administration officials. He is scheduled to appear Sunday on “Face the Nation,” the day before the Office of Management and Budget is scheduled to release its fiscal 2019 budget blueprint.

“I think it makes a whole heck of a lot of sense given Trump’s affinity for Mulvaney and Mulvaney’s strong capability, not to mention his ties to the Hill and knowledge of what motivates the Hill,” said a third person familiar with the situation.

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[joshdawg]

1. Oh, goody.

One moron being replaced by another moron.
What can possibly go wrong?

[dchill]

2. Good. He's doing too much harm where he is.

In the COS role, the media will take him out as well.

[Wwcd]

3. The guy who covered up the Equifax data breach? THAT GUY!

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-equifax-cfpb/exclusive-u-s-consumer-protection-official-puts-equifax-probe-on-ice-sources-idUSKBN1FP0IZ

Mick Mulvaney, head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has pulled back from a full-scale probe of how Equifax Inc failed to protect the personal data of millions of consumers.
More..

(Should be known as:
The Corporate Financial Protection Bureau.)

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HOWEVER Sen Tammy Baldwin & 32 Dems & I's call for Mulvaney's Report on Equifax Inquiry

https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/after-reports-that-trump-administration-has-pulled-back-equifax-probe-u-s-senator-tammy-baldwin-calls-for-inspector-general-investigation-of-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/

After Reports that Trump Administration has Pulled Back Equifax Probe, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Calls for Inspector General Investigation of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
“Investigating the largest breach of consumer financial data in American history is not optional, but obligatory.”
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Mulvaney HALTED the Equifax investigation.

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[PatSeg]

4. "Most effective messengers"?

"Telegenic qualities"? Is there another Mick Mulvaney?

[not fooled]

5. "Effective messenger?"

mulvaney always strikes me as a weaselly kochbot mouthing heriturd fuckdation talking points. Who falls for this stuff???? Especially because trickle down is a discredited pile of shite?

[Xipe Totec]

6. Same pig, different lipstick. nt

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. shuffling wrecking balls

There must be a shortage of rich spoiled brats willing to act as wrecking balls in this illegitimate regime. Now TrumPutin is shuffling them around from one post to another.

Maybe Mulvaney will do less damage as CoS. Cadet Bone Spurs will just have to scrape a little deeper below the barrel and find another wrecking ball for the CFPB.

[BlueDog22]

8. Shakeups

There have been too many shakeups in this White House, and very little stability.

[democratisphere]

9. The last thing we need is Mick Mulvaney constantly whispering in drumpf's ears.

[Paladin]

10. Great. Another 110% Asshole to control trump. Lucky us. (nt)

[UpInArms]

12. What, they couldnt exhume Hermann Goering?

eom

[BigmanPigman]

14. That seems to be how low the bar is these days.

[hatrack]

13. Well, it would get him away from money, budgets and the CFPB . . .

Then, in six months, they can shovel his scorched remains over the fence and onto the sidewalk by Lafayette Park, and bring in Jon Voight, or Pauly Shore, or Larry Kudlow, or Charles Ng.