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Trump says he ‘heard something about’ Justice Department probe into longtime ally Corey Lewandowski
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Trump says he ‘heard something about’ Justice Department probe into longtime ally Corey Lewandowski

The Seattle Times The Seattle Times·The Associated Press·6 days ago
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told reporters that he had “heard something about” the Department of Justice investigating allegations that Corey Lewandowski profited off his past role as an adviser at the Department of Homeland Security, after media reports of an investigation surfaced Thursday.

Lewandowski, who worked at the agency as a special government employee during Kristi Noem’s tenure as Homeland Security secretary, was longtime ally of Trump. The details of the allegations against Lewandowski aren’t yet clear, though the president said Thursday after a report in The Wall Street Journal that he had heard of the probe.

The president notably didn’t defend Lewandowski, who was his first campaign manager in 2016.

“I don’t know exactly what it is,” Trump told reporters. “All I know is, I want my people to be honest.…

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