President Donald Trump complained about the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law in a meeting with small business owners, in which he referred to the law as a "disaster." He made his remarks shortly before signing the executive order.
However, most of the regulators tasked with writing rules and implementing Dodd-Frank are independent, and therefore are not covered by the order.
(This story corrects to say the president made his remarks about Dodd-Frank shortly before the signing of the executive order, not during the signing)
(Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch and Ayesha Rascoe; Editing by Chris Reese)
