Corey Lewandowski ran 'pay-to-play' scheme at DHS — and White House knew: report

Corey Lewandowski allegedly demanded kickbacks from companies looking to do business with the Department of Homeland Security.

The close ally of President Donald Trump served as de facto chief of staff to recently ousted DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and industry sources told NBC News that Lewandowski positioned himself to skim off a cut from private prison contractors interested in taking part in the administration's mass deportation agenda.

“He wanted payments — what some people would...