ICE Barbie's Alleged Lover (Corey Lewandowski) Probed By White House Over Cheating Claim

Source: The Daily Beast

ICE Barbie’s Alleged Lover Probed By White House Over Cheating Claim

Janna Brancolini
Thu, August 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM EDT
3 min read

White House officials are investigating whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s de facto chief of staff, Corey Lewandowski, has undercounted his work hours in order to cling to his temporary government job.

As an unpaid special government employee, Lewandowski can work within the government without disclosing or relinquishing his other business interests, but he is only allowed by law to work 130 days per year.

The Department of Homeland Security claims he is still well below that threshold, having clocked just 69 days this year. But four administration sources told Axios they thought that was a gross undercount, and that Lewandowski had already exceeded the allowed time.

Two sources said Lewandowski sometimes enters government buildings with other employees to avoid swiping his own badge, and sometimes using his personal phone and email for official business in order to avoid leaving a paper trail on government systems.

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