Brian Schwartz

The OMB is responsible for various budget matters that really the parts of the power of the purse should go through the executive branch, a.k.a. the OMB, and not Congress. And that's a critical difference there.

The OMB is responsible for various budget matters that really the parts of the power of the purse should go through the executive branch, a.k.a. the OMB, and not Congress. And that's a critical difference there.

And it's similar to what he has said before in other instances where he just thinks that the federal bureaucracy really needs to kind of be broken down and restarted to whatever vision Donald Trump has for it.

And it's similar to what he has said before in other instances where he just thinks that the federal bureaucracy really needs to kind of be broken down and restarted to whatever vision Donald Trump has for it.

And it's similar to what he has said before in other instances where he just thinks that the federal bureaucracy really needs to kind of be broken down and restarted to whatever vision Donald Trump has for it.

Once Russell Vogt became the interim chief of the CFPB, he put out a note that went a little bit further than that and called for CFPB officials to pause on their supervisory efforts. In other words, stop supervising the financial firms that you're supposed to be supervising. Do not do your work. Stop all work. Stop doing your job. That's pretty wild, right?

Once Russell Vogt became the interim chief of the CFPB, he put out a note that went a little bit further than that and called for CFPB officials to pause on their supervisory efforts. In other words, stop supervising the financial firms that you're supposed to be supervising. Do not do your work. Stop all work. Stop doing your job. That's pretty wild, right?

Once Russell Vogt became the interim chief of the CFPB, he put out a note that went a little bit further than that and called for CFPB officials to pause on their supervisory efforts. In other words, stop supervising the financial firms that you're supposed to be supervising. Do not do your work. Stop all work. Stop doing your job. That's pretty wild, right?

I mean, you get an email from somebody that just says, press pause on what you're doing and don't move. Clear warning signs that something is up at that agency, that they are clearly trying to do something to it. It's just a matter of what and when at this point.

I mean, you get an email from somebody that just says, press pause on what you're doing and don't move. Clear warning signs that something is up at that agency, that they are clearly trying to do something to it. It's just a matter of what and when at this point.

I mean, you get an email from somebody that just says, press pause on what you're doing and don't move. Clear warning signs that something is up at that agency, that they are clearly trying to do something to it. It's just a matter of what and when at this point.

So the third memo was calling on staff not to come into the office. It said, do not come to the D.C. office because we have closed the office at least temporarily for this week.

So the third memo was calling on staff not to come into the office. It said, do not come to the D.C. office because we have closed the office at least temporarily for this week.

So the third memo was calling on staff not to come into the office. It said, do not come to the D.C. office because we have closed the office at least temporarily for this week.

For right now, the CFPB is on total lockdown.

For right now, the CFPB is on total lockdown.

For right now, the CFPB is on total lockdown.

Democrats are up in arms. Senator Warren went on social media to crack right at him.

Democrats are up in arms. Senator Warren went on social media to crack right at him.

Democrats are up in arms. Senator Warren went on social media to crack right at him.