Top aides to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez de Remer resign amid oversight criticism

Top aides to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez de Remer are resigning from the department amid an inspector general investigation into alleged employee mistreatment and misuse of taxpayer funds for personal travel with a Cabinet official, sources told The Post.

Chief of Staff Jihoon Han and his deputy Rebecca Wright were offered the option of resigning or being fired by the White House on Monday night, nearly two months after the department’s Comptroller Anthony D’Esposito launched an investigation into top aides.

The complaint filed with D’Esposito’s office — first reported by The Post in January — accused Chavez de Remer, 57, of setting up official trips for Hahn and Wright, seeking out conferences or giving speeches in destinations where the secretary could also visit family members or travel for pleasure.

The Employment Secretary also faced allegations of drinking alcohol in her office during the workday, enabling a “hostile” workplace – with Hahn and Wright belittling and bullying staff – and having an “inappropriate” relationship with a member of her security detail.

Sources noted that Hahn, Wright and the security guard were all placed on administrative leave in January, and additional complaints have since been filed against the secretary’s aides accusing them of interfering with the inspector general’s investigation and exerting inappropriate influence on junior staff.

The White House said it stands by the Labor secretary amid the investigation, with press secretary Carolyn Leavitt saying President Trump is “aware of the internal investigation” and “believes she is doing tremendous work at the Department of Labor on behalf of American workers.”

Neither Hahn nor Wright immediately responded to requests for comment. Representatives for the DOL, the White House and D’Esposito’s office also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.