Former pardon attorney challenges firing after refusing to restore Mel Gibson’s gun rights
Former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer is suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) over her termination, which took place last year after she refused to recommend that actor Mel Gibson have his gun rights restored. Oyer was dismissed in March 2025, one of many in an early wave of dismissals and reassignments at the DOJ in the…
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