# DHS watchdog refers Corey Lewandowski investigation to Justice Department

https://mins.news/en/item/111916

- NBC News, 2026-10-22 23:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/dhs-watchdog-corey-lewandowski-investigation-justice-department-rcna605049

> The Homeland Security watchdog referred its investigation into Corey Lewandowski to the Justice Department for review. Lewandowski was the first manager of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and later a senior aide to then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was fired.

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