Trump’s Budgeting Director Slims Controversial Consumer Watchdog

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 18, 2018. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, has disbanded three advisory boards at the scandal-ridden Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), where Mulvaney also serves as interim director.

His decision was communicated to members of the boards via an email and conference call on June 6, the members said.