Epic decryption fight pits FBI investigators against well paid Apple lobbyists in Washington DC

SAN FRANCISCO — Antitrust battles have left Google and Microsoft with large standing armies of lobbyists in Washington DC, ready to advocate their positions on tech policy, trade and other issues. Yet for all the money it makes from iPhones, iPads and Macs, Apple has largely ignored Washington, a weakness in the Cupertino giant’s arsenal in…