The scandal arrived quietly at first—an internal complaint filed with a federal watchdog alleging that the Trump administration's Labour Secretary had been using her position to advance a personal romantic relationship, subsidising its progression with taxpayer money, and instructing staff to 'leave it alone' when colleagues grew concerned.
Labour Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, 57, the former Oregon congresswoman who was supposed to champion working Americans, now finds herself at the centre of a Department of Labour Office of Inspector General investigation that suggests she has systematically abused her authority in pursuit of an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.
