POLITICO “It’s definitely been quiet.” Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s lobbying firm, Christie 55 Solutions, stopped lobbying for all eight of its clients earlier this year. | Scott Olson/Getty Images Link Copied When Donald Trump took office in 2017, the handful of Washington lobbyists who could boast ties to him were inundated with calls from potential clients. Six months into the Biden administration, several Trump-connected firms together are down millions of dollars in fees compared to a year earlier; one prominent firm with Trumpworld ties has collapsed, and another has withdrawn from Washington entirely. “It’s definitely been quiet,” said Brad Gerstman, whose firm, Gotham Government Relations & Communications, once represented Trump in New York and helped orchestrate Trump’s 2015 campaign announcement before opening a Washington office after he won.