T-Mobile acknowledges it spent more at Trump hotel after Sprint merger announcement

This secondary source from The Washington Post supports 5 claims across 4 ledger entries.

Publisher: The Washington Post
Published: 2019-03-05
Source quality: secondary

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analysisdocumented
The hotel spending and merger-review overlap are documented, but the evidence does not establish that the patronage affected the government's decision.
Company letter, reported hotel spending and merger-review chronology
T-Mobile Hotel Spending During the Sprint Merger Review: Audit finding · Cited analysis
factdocumented
T-Mobile executives booked rooms at the Trump hotel immediately after the Sprint merger announcement and returned during the federal review period.
Company letter, reported hotel spending and merger-review chronology
T-Mobile Hotel Spending During the Sprint Merger Review: The record · The record
factdocumented
Trump retained a beneficial interest in the hotel patronized during his administration's merger review.
Company letter, reported hotel spending and merger-review chronology
T-Mobile Hotel Spending During the Sprint Merger Review: The record · The record
factreported
The company denied an influence purpose, and the record does not connect any stay to a specific approval action.
Company letter, reported hotel spending and merger-review chronology
T-Mobile Hotel Spending During the Sprint Merger Review: Administration response · Administration response
factreported
T-Mobile disclosed substantial hotel spending in response to congressional questions while saying employees chose the hotel for convenience and service.
Company letter, reported hotel spending and merger-review chronology
T-Mobile Hotel Spending During the Sprint Merger Review: Outcome · Outcome