Lewandowski has only worked 69 days under Noem — with 61 still to go — DHS says after concerns over his 'special' status

WASHINGTON — Corey Lewandowski has logged just 69 days as a “special” employee of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — allowing him to serve another 61, the Trump administration said Thursday after weeks of speculation about Lewandowski apparently blowing past the 130-day limit.

Lewandowski, 51, has served as Noem’s de facto chief of staff since late January, and fellow administration aides were puzzled when he remained on the job well past what they believed to be his end date in early June — leading to theories that he was using colleagues’ badges to clock into work. 5

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The Department of Homeland Security told The Post Thursday that 69 working days had been recorded by Trump’s former 2016 campaign manager, confirming a figure first reported by Axios.

“Mr. Lewandowski