Maybe you want to keep up with the story. Newt said he was hired "for his advice as a historian". This, of course, makes no sense. Then Newt, at the debate, claimed that he told Freddy "This is a bubble, this is insane, this is impossible". Freddy came back and said this is not what Gingrich was hired for and that Gingrich never warned them about a "bubble". Now today, when Gingrich was asked if he warned Freddy about a "bubble" he stated that he couldn't remember.
I know a check, a very large check, was written and cashed by Newt. It's also obvious it was to protect Freddy's interests. It wasn't for a history lesson. I don't claim Newt engaged in any illegal lobbying, only that he was used by Freddy because of his political connections, not because of his knowledge of history.
Well, if you want to be completely accurate, the check was made out to a consulting company Newt opened and was cahsed by that firm, IIRC. If you have evidence to the contrary, I would be interested in seeing it.