“working inside the beltway as a rainmaker on K street”
Is that being a lobbyist?
Maybe, ask Newt.
It depends on the legal definition of “lobbyist”
If he was lobbying or otherwise trying to influence policymakers to hire or otherwise favor conservatives and conservative positions, then hooray for him. I hope he succeeded. That’s what some lobbyists do, you know, they
work for what we believe in.