Lori Chavez-DeRemer authorized her staff to access her residence to hang laundry and dry cleaning and organize her clothing, shoes, and purses.
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Bulwark TakesSep 5, 2026
The Labor Department Inspector General report, as reported by AP and CNN, found that Chavez-DeRemer directed an aide to use a department vehicle to go to her house to hang laundry, handle dry cleaning, and organize her clothing, shoes, and purses.
What was said
… That's the cat. What about Cash? Cash is running the fucking FBI over there. Chavez dreamer directed her personal aid and executive to commute using DOL motor pool transportation to her personal residence to organize her bedroom closet during the work day. Chavez dreamer authorized their access to her residence and direct them to hang her laundry and dry cleaning and organize her clothing, shoes, and purses. After completing the tasks, employees provided Chavez dreamer a video documenting their work. They included the, ah, footage of, ah, her clean closet, which didn't look all that clean, to be honest with you. We do this? Could I do this? …
Bulwark Takes · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The DOL Office of Inspector General report of investigation states the secretary directed staff to perform personal tasks, and CNN reports the report found she instructed an aide to use a department vehicle to go to her house to hang her laundry and dry cleaning and organize her clothing, shoes, and purses.[2][3]
Supports. AP's coverage of the Inspector General report says she repeatedly directed staff to perform personal tasks on government time, and Michigan Lawyers Weekly reports she sent her personal aide and executive assistant to her home during the workday in a department vehicle to organize her closet and hang laundry and dry cleaning.[1][4]
Supports. Business Insider and Al Jazeera, citing the report, describe the staffer being sent to the residence and a video of the work being provided to the secretary, consistent with the claim.[5][6]
Context. The claimant's own post is not evidence; the claim was checked against the independent IG report and wire/major outlet coverage of it, all published September 4, 2026.
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 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 ...oig.dol.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Former labor secretary drank at the office and misused ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Former labor secretary misused funds and drank on the job, report finds - Michigan Lawyers Weeklymilawyersweekly.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Investigation into Trump's former Labor Secretary's 'toxic' ...businessinsider.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Watchdog report alleges misconduct by Trump's former ...aljazeera.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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