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Department of Justice opens criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski
Ex-Trump adviser and former top aide for homeland security alleged to have profited off government role Corey Lewandowski, a former political adviser to Donald Trump and top aide at the Department of Homeland Security, is under criminal investigation over allegations he profited off his role in t
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All five outlets frame the story as a Justice Department inquiry into Corey Lewandowski, and several note that it stems from a referral or review within Homeland Security. Fox News is alone in specifying a criminal referral from Homeland Security investigators, while NBC News alone describes a watchdog referral to Justice. The Independent foregrounds possible profiteering and contracting conflicts tied to Kristi Noem’s tenure, and the New York Times is the only outlet to say the inquiry is a rare case involving a Trump ally or appointee.
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