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Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports
The inspector general’s office is investigating a formal complaint that Ms. Chavez-DeRemer was having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a subordinate — a member of her security detail — and abusing her office by taking staff to strip clubs, drinking alcohol on the job and taking personal trips at taxpayer expense. Her lawyer has denied the allegations.President Trump nominated Ms. Chavez-DeRemer as his labor secretary in late 2024, and she was confirmed in March last year. She was a Republican congresswoman from Oregon before losing her bid for re-election in 2024.
During her tenure as labor secretary, thousands of department employees have been pushed out of the federal service. Her department has also broadcast social media messages that echoed those used by white nationalists.
Inside the $70 million luxury jet DHS says it needs for deportation flights
The travel habits of top Trump administration officials are continuing to spark criticism. On Thursday, MS NOW’s Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian reported that FBI Director Kash Patel took his agency’s Gulfstream jet to Milan to attend the Winter Olympics. Three people familiar with his plans told MS NOW that Patel was headed to Italy to watch one of his favorite sports: men’s ice hockey.Based on the hourly flight costs, Patel’s trip is likely to cost U.S. taxpayers as much as $75,000.
But as MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff pointed out Thursday evening, that amount is “peanuts” compared to the tab the Department of Homeland Security wants the American people to pick up so that its agency’s leadership can travel in style.
According to a new report from NBC News, DHS has asked the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for approval to purchase a $70 million jet, which the agency says will be used for “dual missions — both as ICE deportation flights and for cabinet level travel.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reportedly has already been using the aircraft for her travel. According to The Wall Street Journal, Noem and her top adviser, Corey Lewandowski, have flown the leased jet across the country.
Inside the $70 million luxury jet DHS says it needs for deportation flights
Jacob Soboroff takes you inside the $70 million jet the Trump White House wants to purchase for deportation flights and Kristi Noem's travel.
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I guess you can't blame Corey, Kristi, Kash, and Lori for following the example of the grifter they call their boss. The guy using his office to enrich himself and his family to the tune of billions of dollars.
Back in the day of trump 1.0 folks like Scott Pruitt lost their jobs over stuff like this. These days the feeling is apparently to just go for it cuz the guardrails have been removed.
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