Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned in the wake of allegations of misconduct in office, marking the third high-profile departure from the president’s administration within recent weeks.
Inquiries into complaints about her leadership — alleging abuses of her position’s power, having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job — have also forced out several other officials within the nation’s labor agency, including her former chief of staff and deputy chief of staff, among others.
She also is the subject of civil rights complaints filed by staff members who have alleged a hostile work environment under her leadership.
Chavez-DeRemer resigned from the administration on Monday.
Her resignation was not announced by Trump, who delivered news of his removal of Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem from their posts . Instead, the announcement came from White House Assistant Director of Communications Steven Cheung.
“Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector,” he wrote on X.
“She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their lives,” he added.
Keith Sonderling will serve as Acting Secretary of Labor.
Her departure follows a formal complaint with the Department of Labor’s office of inspector general accusing her abusing her title, stashing alcohol in her office, and engaging in an extramarital affair with a subordinate.
The complaint alleged that Chavez-DeRemer’s Chief of Staff, Jihun Han, and Deputy Chief of Staff, Rebecca Wright, were “involved and have knowledge of these issues” and had also allegedly been tasked by the secretary with inventing work trips for her to go on where she could also spend time with friends and family.
They were placed on administrative leave in January,
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