Trump-linked firm is lobbying for pardons and its first client already paid $500K

When President Trump returned to power , a group of his former campaign and administration officials started a federal lobbying practice. Mo Strategies, which has registered an array of corporate clients, is now expanding into the newly-lucrative world of pardons . Business is booming. The Trump-linked firm has signed on to lobby for the law firm Blessinger Legal in Northern Virginia for "immigration and pardon-related discussions," federal lobbying disclosures in late May show. The engagement has already yielded the firm $500,000 in income, and more work is expected, Marty Obst, president of Mo Strategies, said in an interview. "We're one of the fastest-growing firms in D.C., and are helping them navigate the landscape and process," Obst told CBS News. "What I've tried to do is provide guidance of what the process looks like, and what types of cases would appeal to this White House." He added, "There's a legal process and a political process for pardons and clemency." The pardon work reflects how a cottage industry of well-connected lobbyists, lawyers and influencers who advocate on presidential clemency has flourished during Mr. Trump's second term. Mr. Trump has pardoned or commuted prison sentences for a number of his allies who were prosecuted, as well as those who hired people with ties to the president. Obst, who is listed as one of the lobbyists for Blessinger Legal on disclosures, is a longtime political strategist who held senior roles on Mr. …