Corey Lewandowski
Former adviser to Kristi Noem at DHS
4 findings
What the labels mean
- ConvictedA criminal jury found them guilty.
- Found liableA civil jury ruled against them.
- Court ruledA judge ruled against them or their policy.
- Watchdog foundAn inspector general, Congress's auditors at the GAO or UN investigators.
- AdmittedThey acknowledged it, or their own government's records and court filings show it.
- On recordSomething they said or did in public.
- ReportedNews reporting they deny or haven't confirmed.
- AllegedAccusations in lawsuits, complaints or from sources. Unproven.
Admitted or on record 1
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On record
At a House hearing: “I have no obligation to be honest with the media.”
Shown one of his own TV denials, he said, “perhaps I was inaccurate that time.”
Reported and alleged 3
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Reported
The Justice Department is investigating whether he profited from his DHS job.
The probe grew out of a referral from DHS’s inspector general. His lawyer says he “has not been contacted” and “denies any wrongdoing.” Asked about it, Trump said of his people: “If they’re not going to be honest, they have to be prosecuted.”
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Alleged
DHS contractors told the White House they were asked to pay him.
NBC reported that GEO Group’s founder said Lewandowski asked him for payments, which a person familiar with the meeting called “a success fee.” A senior White House official said, “We are aware of the allegations of pay to play.” Lewandowski says he made “zero, not one penny.”
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Reported
He took a plea deal on a battery charge after a Republican donor said he repeatedly touched her without permission.
Trashelle Odom accused him of unwanted touching and lewd comments at a Las Vegas event. Under the deal he agreed to impulse-control counseling and community service, with no admission of wrongdoing.