Lewandowski quits lobbying firm

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Donald Trump’s first campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, on Thursday resigned from his lobbying firm amid scrutiny of its efforts to capitalize on his relationship with the president, said Barry Bennett, the firm’s other co-founder.

Lewandowski and Bennett, also an ex-Trump campaign aide, started the firm, Avenue Strategies, soon after the election, boasting that they could use their understanding of the new administration to benefit clients.

But Lewandowski had not formally registered to lobby for the firm, even though he pitched prospective clients and boasted often about his access to the White House.

Bennett on Thursday suggested Lewandowski’s reputation and questions about his adherence to lobbying disclosure requirements might have hurt the firm.

“He’s such a huge target in town, and to own a chunk of a lobbying shop and not do any lobbying — it’s just always going to create questions,” Bennett said. “Everything the firm did was him and why he didn’t register.”

 

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/04/lewandowski-quits-lobbying-firm-238011