<p>Ex-Trump adviser and former top aide for homeland security alleged to have profited off government role</p><p>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 the US government, three US officials and a fourth person familiar with the matter told Reuters ⁠on Thursday.</p><p>The investigation began with a criminal referral to the justice department from the internal watchdog at DHS, according to the four people. The DHS inspector general’s office has been investigating ⁠Lewandowski’s involvement in the handling of certain government contracts, according to one of the people, a DHS official.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/corey-lewandowski-trump-criminal-investigation">Continue reading...</a>