Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns amid misconduct probe

Chavez-DeRemer is the third Cabinet member to leave depart during President Donald Trump's second term. Keith Sonderling will be acting labor secretary.

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned according to two sources with knowledge of the decision, making her the third Cabinet member to depart during President Donald Trump's second term.

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Chavez-DeRemer had been facing a probe from the Labor Department’s inspector general for potential misconduct. That investigation has already resulted in multiple of her top staffers being placed on administrative leave and then ultimately leaving their posts.

Nick Oberheiden, an attorney for Chavez-DeRemer, told NBC News on Monday that her resignation “is not the result of legal wrongdoings. It is a personal decision.”