The Inspector General for the Department of Labor released an investigation into former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
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Bulwark TakesSep 5, 2026
The DOL Office of Inspector General released an investigation report on former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, reported by AP, NBC, NPR, and Politico and listed on the OIG's own findings page. The post's 'today' corresponds to a release that sources date to Thursday, September 4, 2026, a minor detail that does not affect the core claim.
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… And I doubt that Mike Huckabee happened to just by chance, on a bumpy road, get him slasher on his on his tweet. All right, that's good stuff. Thank you, Mike Huckabee, for that. Um, a report came out today. Tim, I don't know if you saw this. The Inspector General for the Department of Labor did the did release the investigation into now ex Labor Secretary Lori Chavez Deriemer. She was kind of like, I don't think she ever made our Cabinet rankings. Oh, but she had like a bit of scandal. You remember, we did some funny thing where the strip club she went to? Yeah, um, I mean, it was in Portland, as I recall. …
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Supports. The Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General's official findings page lists a Report of Investigation on Lori Chavez-DeRemer, former Secretary, dated 09/03/2026.[3]
Supports. AP reports that a new report from the department's Office of Inspector General found Chavez-DeRemer oversaw a 'toxic, intimidating and humiliating' work environment and violated department policy.[1][4]
Supports. NBC News reports the Labor Department inspector general's 44-page report was released Thursday, following an investigation that began after an anonymous complaint.[5]
Supports. NPR and Politico both report the Office of Inspector General's watchdog report on Chavez-DeRemer, released Thursday, with NPR noting she resigned in April.[6][7]
Context. Reuters notes that the inspector general issued the report the prior month, and that Chavez-DeRemer declined to be interviewed during the investigation.[2]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 4 tier 2
- 1Watchdog report: Ex-Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer oversaw hostile work environment, misused fundsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2US Senate confirms Trump pick Sonderling for labor secretaryreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Office of Inspector General - U.S. Department of Labor ... - DOLoig.dol.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4'Toxic, intimidating and humiliating': Ex-labor secretary ...pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Former labor secretary created 'toxic' atmosphere, drank at ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Report finds Trump's labor secretary oversaw hostile work ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 7Former Labor secretary allegedly fueled toxic workplace, drank on job, misused funds, watchdog report findspolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
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- An Inspector General report exists regarding former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer involving allegations of strip clubs, an affair, drinking on the job, staff organizing her closet, and a trip to Las Vegas.True
- Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer directed her personal aide and executive to use Department of Labor motor pool transportation to travel to her personal residence to organize her bedroom closet during the workday.True
- The Office of Inspector General monitored Lori Chavez-DeRemer's residence in Washington, D.C.True
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer, her Chief of Staff, and Rebecca Wright regularly drank alcohol in Chavez-DeRemer's study during official duty hours.True
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer's December 2025 trip to Las Vegas was reassigned to include a Western Caucus speaking engagement to provide an official business justification for the travel.True