MO Strategies reports $500,000 for mixed immigration and pardon work

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   MO Strategies' Q1 2026 lobbying report for Blessinger Legal lists $500,000 in income. The issue description covers immigration and pardon-related discussions; the Executive Office of the President and Department of Justice are listed as contacted entities. The filing names Martin Obst and Robert Goad as lobbyists and identifies Goad's former covered position as Special Assistant to the President.

   • U.S. Lobbying Disclosure Act database: MO Strategies Q1 2026 report for Blessinger LegalLD-2 report: reporting period, line 12 income, issue description, lobbyists and contacted government entities.
2. reported

   CBS reported that Obst confirmed receiving $500,000 from Blessinger for the mixed engagement.

   • CBS News: A Trump-linked firm is lobbying for pardons. Its first client already paid $500,000.June 24 report, opening account of engagement and interview.
3. documented

   MO Strategies identifies Marty Obst as its founder and president and states that he held senior roles in Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaigns.

   • MO Strategies: MO Strategies team biographiesMarty Obst biography, opening and campaign-role paragraphs.