The Wall Street Journal reports Corey Lewandowski, a former top DHS adviser, pitched Qatari and Emirati officials on hiring him on the side to help with issues that fall under DHS, according to people familiar with his outreach. Lewandowski's team denies that he sought contracts with foreign government or that he played any role in contract negotiations during his time at DHS.
New reporting from The Wall Street Journal suggests Corey Lewandowski used his role at the Department of Homeland Security to personally profit. A representative for Lewandowski denied he had “sought contracts with foreign governments,” and said he played no role in contract review or approval at the department. Lewandowski's representative also said he hadn’t been contacted about any investigation into contracting at DHS. MS NOW Senior Political Analyst Alex Wagner and Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman join Katy Tur with their reaction.
Corey Lewandowski, ousted from his government post alongside fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, is maneuvering for a return to Trump's inner circle by floating a primary challenge against Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Lewandowski, 52, went on conservative podcaster John Fredericks' show in late June and laid the groundwork publicly. Thune, he said, "is very […] The post Lewandowski angles for a Trump comeback — with Noem at his side and Thune in his crosshairs appeared first on American Almanac .
Corey Lewandowski, ousted from his government post alongside fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, is maneuvering for a return to Trump's inner circle by floating a primary challenge against Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Lewandowski, 52, went on conservative podcaster John Fredericks' show in late June and laid the groundwork publicly. Thune, he said, "is very susceptible to a very serious Republican primary challenge" when the South Dakota senator faces voters in 2028. He added that "the American people will be looking at someone who has a proven history of winning an election in South Dakota to maybe challenge John Thune", a description that fits one person: Noem, the former governor who became the first woman elected to that office in…Open
Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and her one-time aide Corey Lewandowski were photographed dining and biking together in a wealthy Minneapolis suburb, fueling questions about a relationship both have previously denied. Images obtained by the Daily Mail show Noem, 54, and Lewandowski, 52, eating at The Grocer's Table cafe in Wayzata, Minnesota, on Tuesday before […] The post Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski spotted together in Minnesota amid her divorce proceedings appeared first on American Almanac .
Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and her one-time aide Corey Lewandowski were photographed dining and biking together in a wealthy Minneapolis suburb, fueling questions about a relationship both have previously denied. Images obtained by the Daily Mail show Noem, 54, and Lewandowski, 52, eating at The Grocer's Table cafe in Wayzata, Minnesota, on Tuesday before riding bicycles along the Lake Minnetonka waterfront. An unnamed insider told the outlet the two are "closer than ever." The outing comes as Noem moves forward with a divorce from her husband of 34 years, Bryon Noem, 56, who runs an insurance agency. The couple met in high school, married in 1992, and have three adult children, daughters Kassidy, 32, and Kennedy, 29, and son…Open
‘We knew this was coming’
Kristi Noem is allegedly ending her 34-year marriage after her husband’s secret fetish life spilled into public view. The former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary plans to divorce her husband, Bryon Noem, and he has moved out of their Castlewood, South Dakota, home, her mother, Corinne Arnold, told the Daily Mail. No divorce paperwork has appeared in South Dakota court records, the New York Post reported , and Noem herself has not confirmed the split. Arnold, 77, told the Daily Mail that her daughter revealed the decision at a grandchild’s birthday party in late spring, after the scandal surrounding Bryon broke. “It has been difficult, but we knew this was coming, that they were going to get divorced,” Arnold told…Open
'We knew this was coming'
Kara Voorhies worked closely with Corey Lewandowski and had wide influence over contracts. Multiple investigations are examining potential wrongdoing under Noem’s leadership.
The investigation comes as administration officials have fielded complaints about how Kristi Noem’s top adviser, Corey Lewandowski, dealt with companies seeking federal contracts.