CFPB Employees Say Mass Firing Plans Remain in Place
Two CFPB employees testified Tuesday that top officials remain committed to a large-scale workforce reduction despite a federal judge's ongoing deliberations on whether to halt the effort.
The Trump administration initially planned to lay off nearly 1,200 CFPB employees in early February before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued an order blocking the mass termination.
However, testimony from agency insiders suggests that the restructuring effort is still in progress.
One CFPB official, Adam Martinez, the agency's chief operating officer, testified over two days that while the agency experienced "chaos," it has since returned to basic operational levels required by law.
Other witnesses, however, described a more dire situation.
"These witnesses said top CFPB officials are moving forward with efforts to completely shutter the agency through a large-scale workforce reduction plan."