DOJ asks appeals court to block California from counting thousands of mail-in ballots

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski, a former special government employee who was an advisor to former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Prosecutors are looking into the role Lewandowski played in awarding certain government contracts and made money off those contracts. This investigation follows an inquiry by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general into a $220 million contract for ads that featured Noem encouraging immigrants to self-deport. But according to NBC News, the investigation expanded to include whether Lewandowski sought payment in exchange for protecting and growing the interests of a company that was seeking additional government contracts not related to the ad campaign. Lewandowski is a former political advisor to Trump, serving as his campaign manager for part of the 2016 presidential race. When reporters asked Trump about the investigation, he said he didn't know much about it, but it's all for weeding out dishonest people in his administration. me or something about it, but I don't know exactly what it is. All I know is I want my people to be honest. And if they're not going to be honest, they have to be prosecuted. I don't know about specifically, but because I view if people are not honest, they're stealing from me. As president, they're stealing from me. So I want my people to be honest. And if they're not honest, I'll have my DOJ go and do whatever they have to do. Lewandowski, who served as one of Nome's top advisors until she was ousted in March, denies any wrongdoing.