this period where mick mulvaney is basically in a standoff with this woman claim she is the active director. >> that's right, jake. the next step is federal court. this rare standoff escalated today as the white house budget director mick mulvaney and the deputy director of the consumer financial protection bureau both showed up to work this morning, each claiming to be the interim head of the agency in dueling e-mails to their staff. now the white house and mulvaney point to legal opinions from the bureau's top lawyer and the justice department supporting mulvaney as the head, and the press secretary sarah sanders said mulvaney has taken charge today with the full cooperation of the staff at the agency. but that has not stopped lan yeah english. to declare her the writeful acting director. despite who is legally entitled to run this agency, there is also a battle of who can do it