Workers at top US consumer watchdog sound warning as Trump bids to gut agency
by Michael Sainato from World news | The Guardian on (#6XCEP)
Staff tell Guardian ripped-off Americans will have nowhere to turn' if Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is undone
Donald Trump's bid to gut the top US consumer watchdog has left the agency unable to protect consumers amid mounting fears of recession, according to workers.
For months the Trump administration has pushed to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and fire the vast majority of its workforce. Ripped-off Americans will have nowhere to turn" if it succeeds, staff told the Guardian.
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