Democrats are probing companies awarded a $220 million ad contract for ties to Noem, Lewandowski
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Democratic senators Peter Welch and Richard Blumenthal are investigating three businesses awarded a $220 million no-bid ad contract linked to outgoing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to determine if Noem, her adviser Corey Lewandowski, or other DHS employees financially benefited.
- The contracts were given to Safe America Media, People Who Think, and the Strategy Group, with the latter run by Ben Yoho, husband of former DHS press secretary Tricia McLaughlin, raising questions about possible conflicts of interest.
- The ad contracts, awarded without competitive bidding, drew scrutiny amid Noem’s recent congressional hearings and preceded her firing by President Trump, who cited the costly ad campaign among reasons for her removal.
- Senators requested detailed contract
