A longtime federal official says in new court papers that former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and aide Corey Lewandowski fed false information about her firing last year to conservative social media influencer Laura Loomer.
Lawyers for Mary Comans, who a federal judge recently ruled was wrongly fired, are asking a separate judge to declare that Noem and Lewandowski were sources for Loomer’s social media post saying Comans was fired for “illegally funding” migrant housing.
Comans, a former Federal Emergency Management Agency chief financial officer, was fired in February 2025 after processing $59 million in approved payments to New York City for housing undocumented migrants. Comans says in court papers she did nothing wrong and is seeking damages from the Trump administration.
After Justice Michael Nachmanoff of Virginia ruled July 17 that the firing violated a federal law protecting civil servants, he ordered a “name-clearing hearing” to restore her reputation. Comans said the Department of Homeland Security made damaging public statements when she was fired and leaked information to Loomer and other social-media influencers alleging that Comans was fired for illegal or criminal actions.
