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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fires Alexis Goldstein for Documenting DOGE Meeting

HeadlineFeb 12, 2026

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fired program manager Alexis Goldstein for documenting a meeting last year between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. That’s according to emails obtained by Bloomberg News. In a statement to Bloomberg, Goldstein said, ”CFPB is illegally retaliating against me for trying to do my job. I acted to protect the sensitive data of Americans and the trade secrets of some of the nation’s largest banks and financial institutions from being accessed by individuals from DOGE without CFPB credentials and required training.” Click here to see our past interviews with Alexis Goldstein.

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