DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer says she was fired after refusing to restore Mel Gibson's gun rights. She joins Chris Hayes live to tell her story. March 12, 2025 ...

The Trump administration dismissed a Justice Department lawyer after she refused a request to restore gun rights to Hollywood actor and Donald Trump ally Mel Gibson, according to a report.

A former Department of Justice employee says that a dispute over Mel Gibson and lethal weapons led to her firing. Oyer and representatives for the Justice Department didn't immediately respond to ...

Amanda Edwards/Getty; Department of Justice A pardon attorney for the Justice Department was fired last week, and she suspects it had something to do with Mel Gibson. Elizabeth G. Oyer told The ...

Mel Gibson, a cast member in “Monster Summer,” poses at a special screening of the film, on Sept. 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. Not sure how to find NewsNation on your TV? Find your channel here. Get 24/7 ...

14 years ago, actor Mel Gibson pleaded no contest to a domestic violence charge involving his then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, following which he was sentenced to three years probation, a year of ...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 06: Actor/filmmaker Mel Gibson attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 6, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California.

“They sent it back to me saying, ‘We would like you to add Mel Gibson to this memo,'”Oyer said. That included a letter from Gibson’s lawyers noting he had been tapped by Trump as a ...

Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former U.S. pardon attorney for the Department of Justice, says she has been fired after she opposed restoring actor Mel Gibson's right to carry a gun, according to reports.

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She presented a memo on the matter the next day but still did not back the restoration of Gibson’s gun rights, the Times wrote. She got canned within hours, Oyer said. HuffPost has reached out to ...