「我希望我的人诚实」：司法部对特朗普前政治顾问莱万多夫斯基展开刑事调查
华盛顿——据路透社 10 月 23 日报道，美国司法部正在对特朗普的前政治顾问、国土安全部高级助手科里·莱万多夫斯基展开刑事调查，指控他利用在美国政府中的职位为个人牟利。三名美国官员和一名知情人士 10 月 22 日向路透社证实了这一消息。
据四人透露，调查源于国土安全部内部监察长向司法部提交的刑事转介；监察长办公室一直在调查莱万多夫斯基在处理某些政府合同中的角色。莱万多夫斯基的律师亚当·特里格未立即回应置评请求。此事由《华尔街日报》首报，律师称当事人否认所有不当行为指控。
一名知情人士称，司法部尚未在该刑事调查中发出传票或其他法律要求。四名消息人士均要求匿名。
路透社指出，特朗普第二任期的司法部已调查了多名特朗普的批评者，包括前联邦调查局局长科米和纽约州总检察长詹乐霞，但对亲近特朗普的人士展开调查十分罕见；司法部还撤销了多起涉及特朗普盟友的既有案件，包括"2021 年 1 月 6 日"国会山袭击案支持者的案件。
被问及该调查报道时，特朗普对记者表示，他不了解调查的具体细节，但说："我希望我的人诚实。"他还补充："如果他们不诚实，我会让我的司法部去做他们必须做的事。"
莱万多夫斯基曾任前国土安全部长诺姆的高级助手。特朗普今年 3 月解雇诺姆，此前数月争议不断，包括明尼阿波利斯联邦执法人员枪杀两名美国公民事件，以及一份 2.2 亿美元、未经标准竞标程序授予的宣传诺姆的广告合同引发的质询。
一名国土安全部官员称，莱万多夫斯基以"特别政府雇员"身份签署了一些国土安全部合同，其法律授权存疑；两名国土安全部官员称，他还下令暂停了某些联邦应急管理局的拨款和合同。莱万多夫斯基曾任特朗普 2016 年竞选经理，并为 2024 年竞选提供建议。
（GSM 据路透社）
来源：GSM·美国
"I Want My People to Be Honest": DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into Trump Ex-Adviser Corey Lewandowski
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski, a former political adviser to President Donald Trump and a top aide at the Department of Homeland Security, over allegations he profited off his role in the U.S. government, Reuters reported on October 23, citing three U.S. officials and a fourth person familiar with the matter.
The probe 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.
A lawyer for Lewandowski, Adam Trigg, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The investigation was first reported in the Wall Street Journal, which quoted Lewandowski's lawyer as saying that his client denies all allegations of wrongdoing.
DOJ has not yet issued subpoenas or other legal demands in the criminal investigation, according to one of the people. All four of the people spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The Justice Department under Trump has investigated several prominent critics of the president, including former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, but investigations of people close to Trump have been rare, Reuters noted. The department has also moved to dismiss several existing cases involving Trump allies, including supporters charged in connection with the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Asked about media reports on the investigation, Trump told reporters that he did not know the specifics of the investigation, but said, "I want my people to be honest." He added: "And if they're not honest, I'll have my DOJ go and do whatever they have to do."
Lewandowski served as a top aide to former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during her tenure leading DHS. Trump fired Noem in March after months of controversy, including the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal officers in Minneapolis and lawmakers' questions over a $220 million advertising contract promoting Noem that was awarded without a standard bidding process.
Lewandowski had signed some DHS contracts despite having questionable legal authority as a special government employee, according to the DHS official. Certain grants and contracts, including those involving the Federal Emergency Management Agency, were put on hold at Lewandowski's direction, according to two of the people, both of whom are DHS officials. Lewandowski previously served as a campaign manager during Trump's first presidential run in 2016 and advised his 2024 campaign.
(GSM, based on Reuters)
Source: GSM · America
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图片来源：莱万多夫斯基 2017 年 8 月 3 日在克利夫兰城市俱乐部发表讲话（资料图）。照片：City Club of Cleveland，CC BY 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Corey Lewandowski speaking at the City Club of Cleveland on August 3, 2017 (file photo). Photo: City Club of Cleveland, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
