CBS News reports:
The political class barely shrugged in August when Corey Lewandowski announced he was back at Trump’s side. But when Trashelle Odom learned that Lewandowski had joined Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign as a senior adviser, it was a gut punch. That’s because a little over three years ago, in 2021, Odom, then the wife of a wealthy Republican donor, had reported Lewandowski to the police for allegedly assaulting and stalking her at a Las Vegas charity event. Later, she said his lawyers offered her payment to keep quiet.
Lewandowski, who was Trump’s first campaign manager, was charged with misdemeanor battery and reached an agreement with prosecutors to dismiss the charges in exchange for community service, a $1,000 fine, enrollment in an impulse control class and an apology in court to Odom for “any discomfort he may have caused her.” Lewandowski was ousted from Trump’s orbit, where he’d been running a super PAC supporting the former president.
The Daily Beast reports:
At one point, Odom said that Lewandowski threw his drink at her. When she confronted him about it, Odom said he started laughing.
After the dinner, Lewandowski was accused of stalking Odom through the venue while spewing lewd remarks—like boasting about how his “workout routines” contributed to his sexual prowess. Odom reported it all to police.
Odom said that Lewandowski offered her more than $30,000 to keep quiet about the episode, but she refused. She said Friday that Trump himself even gave her a call to apologize and say that Lewandowski was drunk. Donald Trump Jr. gave her a call, too.
Earlier this week CNN abruptly dumped out of an interview with Lewandowski after he repeatedly dodged questions about the winner of the 2020 election to scream the lie that Harris has allowed over 13,000 murderers to “run free.”
In the video below, Odom recounts how Lewandowski bragged to her about “how large his privates are.” Yeah.
You will recall that Lewandowski is widely believed to have been involved in a years-long extramarital affair with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.
Woman who accused Corey Lewandowski of assault speaks out: “I don’t want this to happen to anyone else” https://t.co/QKFM6thWYP
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) October 4, 2024
Trashelle Odom was seated next to Corey Lewandowski, a Trump aide, at a charity dinner in Las Vegas in 2021.
In a TV exclusive with @nikkibattiste, Odom says he “was targeting just me” and alleges Lewandowski assaulted and stalked her. In August, Trump re-hired Lewandowski to… pic.twitter.com/9QyBJGS4mN
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) October 4, 2024