Support WBURWhy Did Freddie Mac Pay Newt Gingrich $300,000?PlayDownload AudioPeter OverbyNovember 15, 2011 ShareFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich, shown in May speaking at the Georgia Republican Party Victory Dinner in Macon, Ga., says he was acting as a "historian" when Freddie Mac paid him consultant fees of $300,000. (Getty Images)
