A Republican-aligned opposition research group is set to accuse Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray of violating the Hatch Act by positioning himself for a run for governor of Ohio while in office.
America Rising Squared was expected to file a complaint with the Office of Special Counsel on Wednesday based on the rampant speculation that Cordray will leave office shortly to return to his home state to run as a Democrat.
The complaint will be the latest in a long line of GOP efforts to harass and diminish Cordray, who has run the consumer bureau since its beginning.
September 12, 2017