washington outside adviser u.s. president donald trump call sunday fire consumer financial protection bureau director richard cordray corey lewandowski trump former campaign manager still speak regularly president criticize cfpb rule would make easy consumers sue financial company currently many consumers require settle dispute relate credit card bank products mandatory arbitration recommendation president unite state fire richard cordray lewandowski tell nbc meet press cfpb brainchild massachusetts democratic senator elizabeth warren create 2010 dodd-frank wall street reform law bureau charge protect consumers predatory lend practice commonplace financial crisis current law president fire cordray cause legal burden show cause high cordray term expire july 2018. cordray widely expect run governor ohio though announce plan lewandowski say cordray potential political aspirations part reason oust say want run governor ohio go run governor ohio sit federal office right now cfpb spokesman immediate comment response republicans fight creation cfpb long complain agency wield much power without enough accountability president congress accuse impose overly burdensome regulations say may unduly harm consumers u.s. appeal court weigh case involve whether president allow fire cordray cause trump remove cordray prior court rule would likely escalate ongoing legal battle ask comment cfpb drive business interest represent lewandowski say clients interest agency however lewandowski previously work avenue strategies register lobby ohio-based payday lender community choice financial outside adviser trump call fire cfpb head cordray