Overview
- A New York Times report Wednesday outlined exchanges now under review, including a request for rosé to be brought to the secretary’s hotel room during an official trip to Myrtle Beach last July.
- Texts show her husband and her father messaging young staffers with personal notes and invitations, and the secretary told employees to pay attention to such outreach, according to the reports.
- Earlier this year the Metropolitan Police investigated a staffer’s sexual assault allegation against her husband, who was then barred from Labor Department headquarters even though no charges were filed.
- The investigation has coincided with departures of the chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, director of advance and a security-detail member, and at least three employees filed Equal Employment Opportunity complaints alleging a hostile workplace.
- The Office of Inspector General inquiry is administrative and could lead to internal discipline or referrals, and the secretary and her husband did not respond to the Times.