Trump-ally Roger Stone condemned for providing lobbying services to Myanmar’s military junta

US lobbyist Roger Stone , a longtime friend and ally of Donald Trump, has been condemned for accepting $50,000 a month to “rebuild” relations between Washington and Myanmar’s military-backed government. Myanmar’s leaders have been internationally isolated since seizing power in a coup in 2021 , and have repeatedly been accused of atrocities that may amount to war crimes . Activists say the military rulers, which recently held widely condemned “sham” elections , are now trying to reassert themselves abroad. According to documents filed under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act, Stone is described as providing “public affairs services” to Myanmar’s ministry of information. These services are directed at “rebuilding relations between the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the United States, with a focus on trade, natural resources, and humanitarian relief,” the filings say. Stone is listed as a consultant for the firm the DCI Group. Stone, 73, is a longtime political strategist and Trump confidante. In 2019 he was convicted of obstructing a congressional investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. He was sentenced to 40 months, but never went to jail. He was granted clemency by Trump in 2020 . Justice for Myanmar, a civil society group, accused DCI Group and Stone of profiting “from a heavily sanctioned junta that is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity with total impunity”. …