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Interior Denies Pressure in Yosemite Land Swap Negotiations

8/29/2026

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U.S. National Park Service is negotiating a land exchange that would give Kingsbarn Realty Capital a parcel inside Yosemite.
President Donald Trump’s administration has backed the proposal, seeking to cede the Yosemite parcel to the developer.
U.S. Department of the Interior called the land-swap report “simply untrue” and denied any pressure.
Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) said his office will fight the proposal, citing previous court defeats.

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U.S. National Park Service is negotiating a land exchange that would give Kingsbarn Realty Capital a parcel inside Yosemite.
President Donald Trump’s administration has backed the proposal, seeking to cede the Yosemite parcel to the developer.
U.S. Department of the Interior called the land-swap report “simply untrue” and denied any pressure.
Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) said his office will fight the proposal, citing previous court defeats.