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    ARE YOU BEING SERVED?

    Aug 12, 2020 3 minutes
    By Zach Everson

    THE LOBBY LOBBY

    n April 2018, the day after his company announced it was merging with Sprint, T-Mobile CEO John Legere was spotted schmoozing in the hotel’s lobby. T-Mobile spent $195,000 at the hotel as their deal was reviewed by federal regulators. Legere was seen chatting with former Trump campaign manager and T-Mobile adviser Corey Lewandowski there on the day the CEO testified before Congress about the merger. Surprise: The deal was approved. Other companies, trade groups, and special interests that have booked the hotel: Unilever, the National Mining Association, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation,

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