Justice Department investigates Corey Lewandowski over alleged contract misconduct at DHS

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Justice Department investigates Corey Lewandowski over alleged contract misconduct at DHS

Oct 22, 6 PM ET to Oct 25, 10 AM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

30outlets carried it
🫏13 · 5 · 11🐘left · center · right
2.7 dayson the front pages
31front pages at once, at its peak
7 minof TV captions
12radio newscasts
9people retold it online
3 of 3parts of a saga

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Oct 22, 5 PM ETfirst on TV: CNN
Oct 22, 6 PM ETfirst on a front page: Rolling Stone
Oct 23, 12 AM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
Oct 23, 7 PM ETpeak: on 31 front pages
Oct 24, 8 AM ETretold online by 9 people

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 22, 6 PM to Oct 25, 10 AM ET (peak 30), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated

Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

📌 linked by aggregators: Drudge Report Political Wire

💬 quoted: “I Want My People to Be Honest” “Pay-to-Play” “striking” “If they're not going to be honest, they have to be prosecuted” “I want my people to be honest” 2

🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 alleged contract misconduct 🫏 justice department investigating republican operative corey 🫏 trump ally corey

✏️ 6 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

CNN (2 wordings): “Justice Department investigating Republican operative Corey Lewandowski, sources say The investigation is into alleged contract misconduct at DHS” → “Justice Department investigating Republican operative Corey Lewandowski, sources say”
NBC News (3 wordings): “BREAKING: DHS watchdog refers its Corey Lewandowski investigation to DOJ for review” → “DHS watchdog refers its Corey Lewandowski investigation to Justice Department for review”
The Gateway Pundit (2 wordings): “Trump Weighs in Amid Reports Justice Department Probing Corey Lewandowski (VIDEO)” → “Corey Lewandowski Lashes Out at Inspector General Amid Criminal Investigation Into Alleged ‘Pay-to-Play’”
Townhall (3 wordings): “Corey Lewandowski Is Reportedly Facing a Justice Department Probe Cameron Arcand” → “DOJ Corey Lewandowski Is Reportedly Facing a Justice Department Probe Cameron Arcand”
Washington Examiner (4 wordings): “DOJ investigates whether Corey Lewandowski profited from DHS role: Report” → “Trump wants prosecution of dishonest people amid DOJ Lewandowski inquiry”
Yahoo News (2 wordings): “Corey Lewandowski under federal investigation over DHS contracts, sources say” → “Justice Department investigating Republican operative Corey Lewandowski over alleged contract misconduct at DHS, sources say”

Every outlet's first headline (30), left to right by AllSides rating

HuffPost DOJ Looking At Allegations Against Trump Ally Corey Lewandowski: WSJ Oct 22, 7 PM ET
Raw Story Trump’s ‘striking’ reaction to Corey Lewandowski criminal probe stuns DOJ watchers Oct 22, 7 PM ET
Rolling Stone DOJ Probes Allegations of Corruption Against Corey Lewandowski Oct 22, 6 PM ET
The Guardian Department of Justice opens criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski Oct 22, 9 PM ET
ABC News DOJ probing Trump ally Corey Lewandowski's actions at DHS after IG referral: Sources Oct 22, 8 PM ET
CBS News DOJ investigating Corey Lewandowski over DHS role, sources say Oct 22, 6 PM ET
CNN Justice Department investigating Republican operative Corey Lewandowski, sources say The investigation is into alleged contract misconduct at DHS Oct 22, 4 PM ET
Mediaite NEW: Trump’s DOJ Investigates Possible Corruption Charges For Corey Lewandowski Oct 22, 5 PM ET
NBC News BREAKING: DHS watchdog refers its Corey Lewandowski investigation to DOJ for review Oct 22, 8 PM ET
New York Times Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Corey Lewandowski Oct 22, 5 PM ET
Star Tribune Justice Department opens inquiry into Corey Lewandowski Oct 22, 5 PM ET
The Independent Trump’s DOJ looking to see if Corey Lewandowski profited working for Kristi Noem: report Oct 22, 10 PM ET
Yahoo News Corey Lewandowski under federal investigation over DHS contracts, sources say Oct 22, 5 PM ET
BBC US justice department investigating Corey Lewandowski over DHS role Oct 23, 12 PM ET
News Nation DOJ examining allegations Corey Lewandowski profited from DHS role Oct 22, 5 PM ET
Reuters Trump ally Lewandowski faces criminal investigation over DHS tenure, sources say Oct 22, 10 PM ET
Straight Arrow News DOJ investigates Corey Lewandowski over allegations of using position for financial gain Oct 23, 7 AM ET
The Hill Trump on Lewandowski probe reports: ‘I want my people to be honest’ Oct 23, 12 AM ET
Just the News DOJ investigating Corey Lewandowski over allegations he profited off of gov't job: WSJ Oct 22, 3 PM ET
Washington Examiner DOJ investigates whether Corey Lewandowski profited from DHS role: Report Oct 22, 6 PM ET
Fox News DOJ opens investigation into longtime Trump adviser after criminal referral Oct 22, 8 PM ET
New York Post DOJ probes Corey Lewandowski over improper awarding of DHS contracts under Kristi Noem Oct 23, 4 PM ET
Newsmax Report: DOJ Probes Lewandowski's DHS Role Oct 22, 6 PM ET
The Blaze DOJ opens investigation into ex-Trump aide Corey Lewandowski Oct 23, 4 PM ET
The Daily Caller DOJ Investigating Corey Lewandowski Over Alleged Profiteering At DHS Oct 22, 8 PM ET
The Daily Wire DOJ Investigates Whether Corey Lewandowski Cashed In On Homeland Security Role Oct 22, 10 PM ET
The Gateway Pundit Trump Weighs in Amid Reports Justice Department Probing Corey Lewandowski (VIDEO) Oct 22, 6 PM ET
The Western Journal Trump Says 'I Want My People to Be Honest' as DOJ Investigates Longtime Insider Corey Lewandowski Oct 23, 1 PM ET
Townhall Corey Lewandowski Is Reportedly Facing a Justice Department Probe Cameron Arcand Oct 22, 7 PM ET
The Washington Sun DOJ Investigating Corey Lewandowski Over Alleged Contract Misconduct At DHS: Reports Oct 22, 6 PM ET

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

CNN6 min

Fox News39 s

MSNOW24 s

SOURCES: JUSTICE DEPT. INVESTIGATING GOP OPERATIVE COREY LEWANDOWSKI OVER ALLEGED CONTRACT MISCONDUCT AT DHS CNN, 2 min
TRUMP DOJ PROBING LEWODOWSKI OVER HANDLING OF DHS CONTRACTS CNN, 2 min
TRUMP DOJ PROBING LEWODOWSKI OVER HANDLING OF DHS CONTRACTS. Ty Cobb | Former Trump White House Lawyer CNN, 2 min
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PROBES LEWANDOWSKI ALLEGATIONS Fox News, 39 s
TRUMP ON DOJ INVESTIGATING COREY LEWANDOWSKI CNN, 29 s
TRUMP ON LEWANDOWSKI: "I WANT MY PEOPLE TO BE HONEST" MSNOW, 17 s
DOJ OPENS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO COREY LEWANDOWSKI MSNOW, 7 s

📻 On the radio

NPR News Now, Oct 23, 12:09 PM ET: story 5 of 6
NPR News Now, Oct 23, 10:10 AM ET: story 5 of 7
NPR News Now, Oct 23, 9:09 AM ET: the lead
ABC News Update, Oct 23, 8:05 AM ET: story 9 of 10
NPR News Now, Oct 23, 7:10 AM ET: story 6 of 8
ABC News Update, Oct 23, 7:05 AM ET: story 4 of 7
ABC News Update, Oct 23, 5:32 AM ET: story 2 of 5
NPR News Now, Oct 23, 5:09 AM ET: the lead
ABC News Update, Oct 23, 4:32 AM ET: story 2 of 5
ABC News Update, Oct 23, 2:32 AM ET: story 2 of 5
ABC News Update, Oct 23, 12:32 AM ET: story 2 of 4
NPR News Now, Oct 23, 12:10 AM ET: the lead

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🧩 How it's being told

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🧩 Graft 🫏 1 left show 🧶 online
“Corey Lewandowski is accused of profiting from his role as a senior advisor and romantic partner at DHS.” and 2 more

🧶 Retold online

The Department of Justice is investigating Corey Lewandowski for allegedly profiting from his role at the Department of Homeland Security. Oct 24: told by 9 people; told before on Oct 23
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🗣️ names in it: Corey Lewandowski Justice Department DHS Donald Trump

what the fact-checkers looked into

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the running story it belongs to

🧵 Justice Department probes Lewandowski

Justice Department opens inquiry into Corey Lewandowski
Oct 22, 8 PM ET
Trump comments on alleged DOJ probe of Lewandowski
Oct 24, 5 AM ET
Justice Department investigates Corey Lewandowski over alleged contract misconduct at DHS (this story)
Oct 22, 6 PM ET