Amid the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) investigation into the alleged misconduct of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, it appears that these issues have extended to her husband, Dr. Shawn DeRemer. On Friday, this hit from the New York Post was almost immediately swept out of the news cycle by everything tariffs. The DeRemers can thank SCOTUS for the save, at least for now.
Federal authorities have declined to charge the husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer with crimes related to the alleged sexual assault of two female staffers at the department’s headquarters in Washington, DC, officials and sources told The Post.
At least one of the alleged incidents occurred when Dr. Shawn DeRemer was caught on an office security camera giving a prolonged hug to one of the women last December, according to sources.
But prosecutors in the DC US Attorney’s Office have declined to file charges after reviewing the video footage.
“Based upon the evidence presented to this office in relation to the video, there is no indication of a crime,” a spokesperson for DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.
D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro apparently failed to find a prosecutable crime. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a statement that it does not have prosecutorial authority in the matter. So, the OIG is back to holding the bag for this investigation in addition to the allegations against the Labor Secretary.
The two female Department of Labor staffers alleged the sexual misconduct amid a broader probe of the “hostile” work environment fostered by Chavez-DeRemer and her senior aides, as well as other misconduct amid her official duties, which was first exposed by The Post in January.
DC police later visited the secretary’s office amid their own investigation that also reviewed the footage of the purported assault captured on camera, sources said.
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POLITICO reported that earlier in February, the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department ushered out all staff from the DOL offices and did a full search.
District of Columbia police searched Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s offices at the agency’s headquarters this month as part of its investigation of sexual assault allegations against her husband, Dr. Shawn DeRemer, according to three DOL officials.
Employees who work in the secretary’s suite were ushered out of their offices temporarily Feb. 5, and Metropolitan Police Department personnel entered and looked around, according to the DOL officials, who were granted anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation.
It is unclear what the police were searching for or how long they stayed, but it is unusual for a local police force to seek access to federal property, and especially rare for them search the office of a Cabinet official. In addition to the secretary’s own office, the suite also includes the work stations of a number of aides and advisers who report to her.
“LCD knew MPD was here but not why,” said one of the officials, referring to Chavez-DeRemer by her initials.
Neither Chavez-DeRemer nor Deputy Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling was in the office at the time of the search. A DOL spokesperson declined to comment.
DC Metro also declined to comment. Everyone seems to be clammed up, save for the lawyer representing the DeRemers. He, of course, is crying foul.
“The allegations are a complete fabrication manufactured by Labor Department insiders vying for the Secretary of Labor’s position,” Bell said in a statement.
Chavez-DeRemer was a fractured and unpopular pick for Labor Secretary. So, Bell’s assessment may not be off the mark. DOL has a long history of deep statists, and the long knives would be out for anyone in a Republican administration. Despite Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s statement that Chavez-DeRemer had President Trump’s backing, she may well be the first sacrificial lamb of the Trump administration.
On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that DC Metro had closed the probe into Shawn DeRemer.
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s sexual assault unit conducted a review with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which determined no evidence of a crime, the department said in a statement. “Based on that finding, MPD’s investigation into this matter has concluded,” it said.
The OIG investigation into the allegations against Chavez-DeRemer is ongoing. However, it has been reported that Dr. Shawn DeRemer was barred permanently from the Department of Labor building.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s tenure as head of the Department of Labor has become further embroiled in scandal after a bombshell report revealed that her husband has been banned from the headquarters over sexual assault allegations leveled by staffers. https://t.co/qjkGeU8ZaB
— Truthout (@truthout) February 20, 2026
The plot thickens.
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