Maxine Waters readies for combat

Published January 25, 2019 5:00am ET



The House Financial Services Committee is poised to become must-watch television, at least by C-SPAN standards. Its new chair is Maxine Waters, one of President Trump’s most vocal critics, who is set to shift the committee’s focus from arcane banking and capital markets issues to some of the hottest political controversies of the day.

The California Democrat is specifically homed in on investigating acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney for his tenure at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She is also preparing to probe Trump’s financial dealings using the panel’s subpoena power.

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