Corey Lewandowski, a particular authorities worker who served as a prime adviser to former Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem, has departed from his submit on the Division of Homeland Safety, a spokesperson confirmed to NBC Information.
“Mr. Lewandowski now not has a task at DHS,” a division spokesperson mentioned Saturday amid questions on whether or not Lewandowski can be leaving the company, the place he was serving as a particular authorities worker.
Politico was the primary to report the information of Lewandowski’s departure.
President Donald Trump fired Noem earlier this month after she’d served for a 12 months within the company’s prime function.
Former Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., was sworn in as her substitute earlier this week.
Noem’s firing got here amid mounting scrutiny of Noem on a number of fronts, together with over her relationship with Lewandowski and his function overseeing contracts at DHS.
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Final week, Democratic lawmakers launched an inquiry into Lewandowski and whether or not he sought private funds from contractors whereas working at DHS.
The inquiry got here after NBC Information reported that Lewandowski requested some DHS contractors to be paid in change for shielding and rising their contracts with the division.
A consultant for Lewandowski instructed NBC Information earlier this month, “That is completely false and didn’t occur — Mr. Lewandowski by no means demanded any cost or compensation” from the contractor who alleged that he did.
Democratic senators have additionally opened a separate inquiry into whether or not Noem or Lewandowski personally profited from a $220 million advert contract that featured Noem in 2025.
On the time senators launched the inquiry earlier this month, representatives for DHS didn’t reply to questions on whether or not Lewandowski or different DHS staff benefited from the advert contract.
After Noem’s ouster from DHS, a number of sources aware of the matter instructed NBC Information that Trump had begun asking these round him what Lewandowski’s function was in assigning contracts at DHS, together with whether or not he had personally profited.
Noem and Lewandowski have additionally repeatedly confronted allegations of an extramarital affair, which they’ve denied.
