President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski Corey R. LewandowskiHow Trump can win reelection: Focus on Democrats, not himself Trump Jr. distances from Bannon group, says he attended 'single' event Bannon, three others charged with defrauding donors of 'We Build The Wall' campaign MORE will leave the lobbying and consulting firm Avenue Strategies and dissolve his partnership with the firm's co-founder, Barry Bennett, Bloomberg News reported Thursday.

Lewandowski has faced recent accusations that he used the firm to peddle access to the White House and participated in lobbying activities without proper registration.

The former campaign operative is not a registered lobbyist and says he only work with clients in an advisory capacity.

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Avenue Strategies, which Lewandowski founded with Bennett after Trump's victory in November, will continue to operate under its current name, Bennett told Bloomberg, adding that Lewandowski brought bad publicity to the firm.

"No matter how much work we do it’s always going to be Lewandowski in the headline," Bennett, another former Trump campaign adviser, said.

An offshoot of the firm – Washington East West Political Strategies – was dissolved on Wednesday. A Politico report last week revealed that the firm had been offering access to the Oval Office to potential clients in Eastern Europe.

Lewandowski denied any involvement with Washington East West Political Strategies, telling Bloomberg its creation was one of several activities that he hadn't authorized. Bennett said that, while Avenue Strategies owned equity of the offshoot, Lewandowski was not involved.