Report Says Newt Gingrich Took At Least $1.6M From Freddie Mac

Source: Stephanie Condon / CBS News Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich is an outspoken critic of the mortgage giant Freddie Mac, but the now government-controlled firm paid him between $1.6 million and $1.8 million in consulting fees, Bloomberg reports. Citing unnamed sources familiar with the agreement, Bloomberg reports that from May 1999 [...]