Hubris much? That’s Corey Lewandowski to a tee, and not just with respect to DHS or Donald Trump. Lewandowski believes the rules don’t apply to him. He got himself in a real jam when he was drunk in Las Vegas and started pawing the wife of a substantial GOP donor. That’s how Lewandowski operates. And he thinks that Trump will be there to save him no matter what. Raw Story:
“I’m not worried. I do whatever the f— I want. DJT will pardon me,” Lewandowski told insiders last year, according to multiple New York Post sources familiar with his remarks.
Another source confirmed Lewandowski “was telling people he was going to get [a] pardon so he didn’t have to worry.”
A former Trump campaign adviser told the Post, “Corey has always behaved like the rules don’t apply to him. People around Trumpworld have been waiting to see how that ends.”
The aide said that he doubted Trump would grant clemency “absent a witch hunt” if Lewandowski was found to have abused his position for personal gain.
Lewandowski flatly denied the reporting, telling The Post: “Never said that. Never asked for a pardon and have no reason to receive one.”
The alleged pardon boast offers a window into how Lewandowski operated at DHS alongside Secretary Kristi Noem, his alleged romantic partner. He controlled operations, approved major contracts, and fired staff on a whim.
Trump’s fired Noem last week following congressional hearings where she faced questions about a $220 million federal advertising campaign and her personal relationship with Lewandowski. Trump’s “final straw” was her evasive response when asked about “sexual relations” with Lewandowski.
I thought the final straw was when Noem said Trump signed off on the $220 million advertising campaign. That sounds a lot more like Trump than caring who is sleeping with whom. I wonder if Lewandowski is going to be an aide to Noem in her new job or he’s just in the street? I guess we’ll wait and see if he gets hired on as another 130-day employee.
We know Corey committed at least one unforgiveable (for Trump) of embarrassing the Orange Hue Baboon Trump. He might have committed sin Trump would consider even worse. If as seems to be the case Lewandowski did some personal grifting with the awarding of contract BUT didn’t give Trump a cut of the action he’s fucked.