In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said he has no plans to resign ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, suggesting he will wait to be fired instead.

When asked by lawmakers whether he would resign Jan. 20, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said he serves a five-year term but that the president “can remove us at any time.”

The days are dwindling down to a precious few for political appointees in Washington, as the incoming Trump Administration chooses its nominees to succeed