Rather Than Drain It, Trump Advisers Opt to Join DC Swamp
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a thank you rally in Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Dec. 17, in Mobile, Alabama.
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Washington (AP) -- One of Donald Trump's most trusted aides is setting up a government consulting shop a block from the White House — a move that complicates the president-elect's promises to "drain the swamp" of Washington.
Corey Lewandowski, Trump's first campaign manager, and former Trump adviser Barry Bennett announced Wednesday they are starting a government relations and political consulting firm called Avenue Strategies. They're pitching their ties to Trump as they seek clients.