As reported by The Columbus Dispatch’s Andrew Erickson this morning, Major League Soccer provided lobbyist Richard Suttle with a letter that authorized him to lobby on MLS’s behalf in Austin, TX in early August of 2017, two months before the news of Columbus Crew SC’s potential move to Texas was announced.
As we know, Richard Suttle was registered to lobby on MLS' behalf in Austin in August. Here's the letter from Don Garber authorizing him to do so. Letter careful not to mention #CrewSC/relocation by name. (h/t to @knaas, who obtained it via records request) pic.