Firing Richard Cordray

Donald Trump has experience firing subordinates, sometimes even without television cameras around, and we’re nominating his next candidate: Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), whose lawless and unprofessional agency deserves a dose of political accountability.

For several weeks the press has pondered whether Mr. Trump will or even can dismiss Mr. Cordray. The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act said the President can only remove a director for “inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in...