Union sues Russell Vought over DOGE access to CFPB and attempts to shutter bureau
Source: NBC News
Feb. 10, 2025, 12:12 AM EST
WASHINGTON — A union filed two lawsuits against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting director, Russell Vought, on Sunday after Vought issued a series of directives halting much of the bureau's activity.
The filings cap a tumultuous weekend for the CFPB as bureau functions were ordered paused and employees were told that the headquarters building in Washington will be closed this week, according to an email NBC News obtained from two current employees.
One lawsuit urged a judge to block the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing employee information, while the other asked a judge to block Vought's directives. Vought had instructed employees in an email Saturday to "cease all supervision and examination activity," "cease all stakeholder engagement" and pause all pending investigations, among other orders.
The lawsuits were filed by the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents employees in the CFPB. The filing that centered on Vought's email argued that a judge should declare "that Defendant Vought’s directive to the CFPB’s employees to stop their supervision and enforcement work is unlawful" and stop Vought from additional attempts to pause this work.
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