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

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President Donald Trump commented on reports suggesting that the Department of Justice is investigating Corey Lewandowski for profiting from his role as a special government employee at the Department of Homeland Security. Trump stated he had "heard something about" the investigation but did not provide further details. Lewandowski, a long-time associate of Trump and former adviser during Trump’s presidential campaigns, served under Secretary Kristi Noem at DHS. The specific allegations against Lewandowski are still unclear as of Thursday when the story broke in The Wall Street Journal.

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As of October 23, 2026, President Donald Trump told reporters that he had "heard something about" a Department of Justice investigation into allegations that Corey Lewandowski profited from his past role as an adviser at the Department of Homeland Security. The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the DOJ was looking into these claims. Lewandowski, who worked at the agency as a special government employee during Kristi Noem’s tenure as Homeland Security secretary, is a longtime ally of Trump. However, the specific details and nature of the allegations against Lewandowski remain unclear.

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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. asserted

reports → tell → investigation

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. asserted

who → work → 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. asserted

he → say → probe

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

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