DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP BUSINESS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “House Democrats grilled T-Mobile CEO John Legere on Tuesday [3-12-19] for staying at the Trump International Hotel while his company seeks government approval for a merger with Sprint. Legere and Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law to answer questions on the deal, appearing before lawmakers for the first time since T-Mobile’s spending at the Washington hotel came to light. The Washington Post was first to report on T-Mobile’s spending at the Trump hotel. Legere and a handful of other company executives checked in at the Trump hotel the day after the deal was announced in April 2018 and some have returned repeatedly since then. T-Mobile has spent $195,000 on stays and meetings at the hotel over the past 11 months, the company has said.”
–Katie Lobosco, “Democrats grill T-Mobile CEO for Trump hotel stays,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, March 12, 2019 9:19 pm