washington two days federal court endorse president donald trump deregulatory pick consumer watchdog rival official encourage agency staff keep pressure lend industry several current former officials say friday leandra english deputy director consumer financial protection bureau cfpb sue trump right lead agency want bureau follow several enforcement action pipeline target company violate fair lend rule people say trump say agency devastate lenders administration eager lessen power agency conceive halt abusive loan judge tuesday reject english argument lead agency appeal expect meanwhile urge colleagues continue police lend industry say several current former agency officials authorize speak publicly email cfpb managers thursday even english remind pending enforcement action say routine report consumer protections due december english write colleagues want sure still track accord email see reuters sign email leandra english act director english active agency week say lawyer work bureau look mission say attorney deepak gupta mick mulvaney white house budget director endorse federal court lead cfpb instruct agency staff disregard instructions english increase influence agency spokesman representative jeb hensarling chairman house financial service committee confirm friday brian johnson one top aid leave committee assist mulvaney cfpb hensarling texas republican one cfpb harsh critics congress cfpb last director richard cordray tap english successor step last week move spark legal wrangle cordray leave behind 14 lawsuits ready file financial service company mulvaney tell washington time thursday mulvaney tell newspaper comb draft lawsuits spokesman mulvaney immediately respond request comment friday one draft lawsuits santander bank accuse spanish lender overcharge borrowers auto loan unite state reuters report consumer advocate bank industry leaders battle cfpb years side agree president right nominate cordray full-time successor must confirm senate side also agree english agency deputy director time legal fight last weeks u.s. consumer financial watchdog official defy trump within agency