Corey Lewandowski testing limits of informal role with Trump administration as he advocates in favor of client

Corey Lewandowski, President Trump's first campaign manager, used a television appearance this past weekend to advocate for his client's interests with the Trump administration, according to a report Tuesday.

Lewandowski, who advises Trump in an informal capacity, left a consulting firm he started, called Avenue Strategies, in May after pressure from advocacy groups alleging conflicts of interest. But about a week after leaving the firm, Lewandowski started a new consulting business called Lewandowski Strategic Advisors, the New York Times reported, citing corporate filings.

One of his clients with the new firm is an Ohio-based payday lender, Community Choice Financial, that aims to block or overturn federal financial regulations. Payday lenders such as these have fought efforts by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to curb what it considers to be abusive loan practices.

Lewandowski, on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, called for Trump to fire Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, who is a holdover from the Obama administration.

Asked by host Chuck Todd if he has a client who would want Cordray fired, Lewandowski said: "No, no. I have no clients whatsoever."