CNN commentator Lewandowski remained on Trump payroll in August

[Bill USA]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/cnn-commentator-lewandowski-remained-on-trump-payroll-in-august/2016/09/21/4abbf5d8-7fc8-11e6-9070-5c4905bf40dc_story.html

CNN commentator and former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was paid $20,000 in August by the campaign for what it described as “strategy consulting,” raising anew the conflict of interest issue that has dogged the cable network’s hiring of Lewandowski.

CNN has said previously that Trump’s payments to Lewandowski and his consulting firm were “severance” for his employment by Trump. It began introducing his appearances on the air last month by mentioning that he receives severance from Trump.

But the payments continued in August, according to Trump’s campaign expenditure filing released Tuesday night. The description used by Trump’s campaign in the filing — “strategy consulting” — also suggested that Lewandowski is playing a more active and current role in the campaign than “severance” would suggest.

If so, it would put CNN in the position of employing a person who is also compensated by the campaign and the candidate he comments on — a conflict that most journalistic organizations prohibit.
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[EV_Ares]

1. And yet CNN only suspends him rather than firing him as they should.