Following news that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney a letter questioning his participation in a private meeting with Republican National Committee officials and donors despite his role as an independent financial regulator, consumer advocacy organization Allied Progress released related email communications obtained as part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
According to the emails, when Mulvaney CFPB appointee Anthony Welcher was notified that Mulvaney would be participating in a June 9 political event for a dark money group set up by the Republican Attorneys General Association, he indicated the appearance was “closed” and “not open” to the press. When the CFPB’s then-communications director sought to clarify, asking, “so we don’t tell reporters about this one?,” a Welcher subordinate responded, “correct.”
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Mulvaney Staff Hid Appearance at Dark Money Political Event from Reporters
Following news that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney a letter questioning his participation in a private meeting with Republican National Committee offici…