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AT&T’s Top Washington Official Out Over Hiring of Trump’s Lawyer
- Top lobbyist retiring after what company calls ‘big mistake’
- AT&T paid Cohen up to $600,000 for insights on Trump
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AT&T Inc. has few peers when it comes to corporate influence in Washington. But like the rest of the nation’s capital, it was caught on the outside looking in by Donald Trump’s election triumph.
The Dallas-based telecom giant spent more than $350 million on advocacy in the past 20 years -- including nearly $17 million last year alone. That ranks it among the top spenders inside the Beltway, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.