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Roger Stone hired by native tribe to help seize San Francisco’s Presidio
- Stone’s firm received $30,000 in Q1 2026 from the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe as part of lobbying work tied to the Presidio dispute.
- The tribe seeks greater control of the Presidio, calling for rematriation and federal recognition after 45 years of efforts.
- Trump’s administration fired all six Presidio Trust board members, intensifying the governance clash over the park.
- The Presidio operates with substantial private funding and revenue, complicating calls for federal restructuring.
- Democrats criticized the commutation of Stone’s sentence and warned about risks to accountability tied to pardons for allies.
- Stone’s lobbying disclosures show a broad portfolio spanning energy, infrastructure, mining and tribal interests.
- The Presidio Trust’s leadership changes occurred amid broader structural orders from the Trump administration.
- The tribe has framed the move as stewardship and accountability for past injustices faced by Native Americans.
- Stone’s hiring adds a high-profile lobbying voice to the tribe’s push for park control.
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