Gingrich Consulting Role at Freddie Mac Questioned by Romney
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says his lawyers are blocking him from releasing his consulting contracts with Freddie Mac, while he continues to offer accounts of what he did for the government-backed mortgage lending institution that differ from those who worked with him.
Gingrich’s advisory role with Freddie Mac has become fodder for his chief rival for the Republican nomination, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. The Romney campaign said today it will begin airing a television ad in Florida, site of the next Republican primary, tying Gingrich’s work to the state’s troubled housing market.