Labor Department

The Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Attorney reviewed allegations that Shawn DeRemer, husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez‑DeRemer, in December made non‑consensual sexual contact with at least one Labor Department employee at department headquarters — CBS and the Wall Street Journal report he has been told not to enter the building and the White House has been notified. After prosecutors reviewed Labor Department video and other evidence, they concluded there was no evidence of a crime, MPD says the investigation is closed, and DeRemer’s lawyer characterized the contact as a “friendly hug/embrace.”