Former Trump Cabinet official had 'inappropriately close' relationship with bodyguard, IG finds
Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with her bodyguard and created a hostile work environment for her subordinates, according to a Thursday report from the Department...
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Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with her bodyguard and created a hostile work environment for her subordinates, according to a Thursday report from the Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The report cites one incident in which Chavez-DeRemer allegedly ordered a member of her security detail to throw cash at a stripper. Chavez-DeRemer, who resigned her position in April, had been under investigation after the OIG received an anonymous complaint in January. That complaint alleged Chavez-DeRemer's inappropriate relationship with the Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge ( ASAIC ) of her department's Division of Protective Operations (DPO), who the report did not name. TRUMP TAPS ACTING LABOR SECRETARY KEITH SONDERLING FOR PERMANENT ROLE PENDING SENATE CONFIRMATION The complaint also alleged that Chavez-DeRemer, her chief of staff, Jihun Han, and deputy chief of staff, Rebecca Wright, created a hostile work environment and regularly drank alcohol on DOL property and during work hours. The OIG interviewed 38 witnesses who described the DOL work environment as "toxic, intimidating and humiliating." The witnesses reported that Chavez-DeRemer, Han and Wright "openly discussed employee performance matters in the presence of other staff, including details of performance-related meetings and whether those employees had cried during the meetings." HIGH-RANKING DHS OFFICIAL SIDELINED OVER ALLEGATIONS OF 'SUGAR DADDY' RELATIONSHIP, LUXE GIFTS AND DRUG USE Witnesses also told the OIG that Chavez-DeRemer's alleged relationship with the ASAIC also contributed to the hostile work environment. In an April trip to Oregon, the ASAIC complied with Chavez-DeRemer's request to make an unplanned, off-the-record stop at "an establishment that was determined upon entry to feature partially nude dancers," according to the report. The ASAIC assigned Chavez-DeRemer's driver to enter the establishment with her, and…