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By Josh Marshall | May 11, 2018 10:24 am
CNBC just reported that AT&T CEO Randal Stephenson is calling hiring Michael Cohen a big mistake. They are also reporting that their Senior Executive Vice President of External & Legislative Affairs, Bob Quinn, is retiring. That long title means head of their DC office, where lobbying and all government-facing activities are run out of. Heres the critical backstory. Jim Cicconi, Quinns predecessor, had been in that position for about a decade and was a real player in the DC/Government Relations world. He only left about a year and a half ago. In other words, Quinn just showed up and now hes out, apparently as fallout from the Michael Cohen debacle.
Remember. Everyone who gets near Trump gets damaged.
What is especially notable, brutal is that this seems to have been one of Quinns first major decisions in the job. Quinn began in the post in October 2016. Our best evidence suggests that Cohen was signed up very early in 2017 probably in January or February. Turns out to have been a bad decision.
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hlthe2b
(102,379 posts)day due. I told them that they needed to deduct the nearly $6 charge (it is the principle of the matter) 1. because I'm in the "right" and 2) that I'm sure that is the least of what I've already paid out to finance their Michael Cohen Donald Trump bribes.
I was pleasant about it, but the guy admitted he'd been hearing a lot of similar. (oh, and he reimbursed me for the charge-).
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)May they all get canned..employees and retirees and share holders will not stand still and take this...the chit is about to hit the fan...
Yonnie3
(17,491 posts)Damn, usually the last Friday in April. Yep, April 27, 2018
Anyone remember napalm, Dow Chemical and share holder meetings?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)A bunch of overpaid assholes are going to play musical chairs. So what?
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)It doesn't mean thay will do anything any differently.
It only means they will try to be more discreet.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)with out the negative publicity of Cohen. Two years ago,this firm went on a major sales event giving new customers a 300 Visa rebate card for two year service contracts. Well guess what,times up,cancellations are off the wall so to speak.
Now with this story about Cohen/Trump pay to play,people will be canceling or switching in massive numbers.
central scrutinizer
(11,662 posts)We got an 18% discount from AT&T because my wife was IBEW journeyman electrician.