Corey Lewandowski Allegedly Tried to Get More Than $1 Million for a Trump Pardon
The Atlantic A Million-Dollar Pardon Offer at the Trump Hotel Corey Lewandowski allegedly wanted a hefty fee in exchange for helping a government whistleblower win a pardon from the former president. Updated on February 10, 2021 at 6:16 p.m. ET Soon after the November election, a business colleague of Donald Trump’s close ally Corey Lewandowski offered a whistleblower and convicted ex-banker an expensive deal: In exchange for a $300,000 fee up front—plus another $1 million if successful—the two men would push the then-president for a pardon, according to the ex-banker and an associate w...