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(NewsNation) Corey Lewandowski, a special government employee who served as a top adviser to former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, no longer has a role with the DHS, a spokesperson confirmed to NewsNation on Saturday.
Last week, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee called for an investigation, saying that almost immediately after entering the agency, Lewandowski exercised outsized influence over DHS far beyond what a special government employee is authorized to do.
Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported that Noem and Lewandowski constantly berated senior DHS staff members and required agency employees to undergo lie detector tests. The report also indicated that Lewandowski fired a Coast Guard pilot for not transferring a weighted blanket belonging to Noem from one government jet to another.
As a special government employee, Lewandowskis volunteer role was not to exceed 130 days over one year from when he started on Feb. 11, 2025. A spokesperson for Lewandowski said that in his volunteer role with DHS, Lewandowski was not involved with any conversations about seeking government contracts.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/corey-lewandowski-officially-departs-dept-005745632.html
Walleye
(44,778 posts)We may never know how much of his influence caused the terrible behavior by ICE. Good managers do not need lie detector test. A lie detector test will never be a substitute for human judgment. Either you trust somebody or you dont. Im starting to think these people werent actually brought up right.
I know they claim to be Americans, but they dont behave like it. Egregious misogyny is rewarded in this administration.
vapor2
(4,485 posts)Are we tired of winning yet???
Blue Owl
(59,067 posts)Deuxcents
(26,884 posts)And drafted a most inhumane plan together. Both need to be held accountable