Every major bank on Wall Street has a rap sheet that would make a Chicago gangster blush. Nevertheless, bank-servile Republicans have been calling to disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, even as it brings Wells Fargo to something like justice.

If congressional oversight causes political functionaries to hesitate to tell presidential appointees to stay on messages that are varnished versions of the truth out of fear of embarrassment, then that would be a wholesome result.

This one's gonna sting.