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AT&T has told employees that hiring President Trump’s personal lawyer was a “big mistake.” AT&T is also reportedly forcing its chief lobbyist to retire.

“Our company has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons these last few days and our reputation has been damaged,” AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson told employees in an internal memo Friday. “There is no other way to say it—AT&T hiring Michael Cohen as a political consultant was a big mistake.”

The memo was published by The Washington Post. The memo said that chief lobbyist Bob Quinn is retiring, “but a person familiar with the matter said Mr. Quinn was being forced to leave,” according to The Wall Street Journal.