Newsmax Taps Ex-Congressman Jack Kingston To Help In Its Brawl With DirecTV

The conservative news channel, which disappeared from DirecTV’s airwaves in January amid a dispute over carriage fees, has enlisted former Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) and longtime GOP aide Tommy Andrews of Squire Patton Boggs to escalate its fight in Washington, according to newly filed lobbying disclosures.

 

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