Lori Chavez-DeRemer, her Chief of Staff, and Rebecca Wright regularly drank alcohol in Chavez-DeRemer's study during official duty hours.
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Bulwark TakesSep 5, 2026
The Labor Department OIG report, as quoted by multiple outlets, says witnesses attested that Chavez-DeRemer, Chief of Staff Jihun Han, and Rebecca Wright regularly drank alcohol in the secretary's study during official duty hours, and the IG concluded all three violated alcohol policy.
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Supports. The OIG report, quoted by Reuters-style and other coverage, states 'Interviewed witnesses attested that Chavez-DeRemer, Han, and Wright regularly drank alcohol in Chavez-DeRemer's study during official duty hours.'[3]
Supports. Coverage quoting the report says the witnesses reported that Chavez-DeRemer and her chief of staff and deputy chief of staff 'regularly drank alcohol in Chavez-DeRemer's study during official duty hours.'[4]
Supports. Another account of the report says Chavez-DeRemer, Han and Wright regularly drank alcohol in the secretary's study during working hours, and that the inspector general concluded all three violated department policy by regularly storing and consuming alcohol on federal property.[5]
Supports. The AP report says the watchdog found Chavez-DeRemer violated the department's alcohol policies, and the OIG's own report lists the complaint allegation that the three regularly consumed alcohol during duty hours.[1][2]
Context. Sources describe Han as Chief of Staff and Wright as Deputy Chief of Staff; the claim does not assign Wright a title, so this does not conflict with it.[3][4]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1Watchdog report: Ex-Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer oversaw hostile work environment, misused fundsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Report of Investigation: Lori Chavez-Deremer, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Laboroig.dol.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Labor Secretary oversaw ‘toxic' workplacenwlaborpress.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Labor secretary drank at work, brought staff to strip club ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Inspector General Report Finds Toxic Workplace and Ethics ...rightnoworegon.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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