Another ousted Trump official, Corey Lewandowski, may have a role in the Convention
Aides to former President Donald J. Trump are discussing the possibility of involving Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s former campaign manager who was ousted from a pro-Trump super PAC in 2021, at the Republican National Convention, according to two people briefed on the discussions .
It is unclear what specific role Mr Lewandowksi would play. But he is the second ousted Trump official expected to work the convention that convenes in Milwaukee in July.
Paul Manafort — who took over the Trump campaign in 2016 after Lewandowski was ousted as campaign manager, before being fired himself later that summer — is also likely to be tapped for a congressional role, according to people briefed on the matter.
Mr. Lewandowski and a Trump campaign spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Mr. Lewandowski was Mr. Trump’s original campaign manager when he first ran for president in June 2015. In early summer 2016, he was kicked out by Mr. Trump’s adult children after a series of unwanted headlines about him, although the former president later expressed regret about that decision. Mr. Lewandowski subsequently co-wrote a book with David Bossie, Mr. Trump’s former deputy campaign manager, about the former president’s rise. They called the book “Let Trump Be Trump.”
Mr Lewandowski’s forced departure from the pro-Trump super PAC he had helped lead came after a donor’s wife accused him of making unwanted sexual advances.
“Corey Lewandowski will be pursuing other efforts and we would like to thank him for his service,” a Trump spokesperson said at the time. “He will no longer be associated with Trump World.”
Mr. Manafort had worked with Viktor F. Yanukovych, the pro-Russian former leader of Ukraine, for a few years before joining Mr. Trump’s campaign. Mr. Manafort has been at the center of the investigation into links between the 2016 campaign and Russia. He was convicted in a related case of a series of financial crimes and conspiracy to obstruct justice and served time in prison, but was eventually pardoned by Mr. Trump.