President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Brian Johnson, faced sharp questioning from Democratic senators Thursday over the future of the agency and whether he would resist political pressure in enforcement decisions.

Johnson, a former CFPB deputy director who now works for Capital One, appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs alongside nominees for other federal posts.

Johnson’s confirmation hearing came as the bureau faces a major restructuring effort under Acting Director Russell Vought, who has called for significantly shrinking the agency and has previously suggested eliminating it. Vought testified details ⇒

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