Trump administration accused of ‘bullying’ union leader at consumer protection agency

Critic of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leadership was put under investigation and suspended from job The Trump administration has been accused of “bullying and intimidation” after a labor union leader and critic was put under investigation and suspended from his job at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Stephen Wheeler, a data scientist at the agency since 2022 and chair of the CFPB union organizing committee, was placed on administrative leave effective immediately…

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