The recent swell of clemency activity reflects this new direction. Among those granted clemency this month were Todd and ...

All were unlikely beneficiaries this week of pardons, with President Donald Trump flexing his executive power to bestow ...

The latest pardons by President Donald Trump are another example of him flexing his power to bestow clemency on political ...

Former US Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer describes “damaging and destructive” policies happening behind the scenes at the Justice ...

Oyer accused the Department of Justice of “ongoing corruption” and abuses of power ... In March, Oyer was asked to make a recommendation to Attorney General Pam Bondi to reinstate actor Mel Gibson’s ...

Former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer was fired after refusing to recommend restoring Mel Gibson’s gun rights. She speaks out about Trump’s abuse of the pardon system to reward allies and donors, DOJ ...

Liz Oyer in a TikTok video from May 5, 2025 (left) and Donald Trump before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 25, 2025. © Screenshot ...

Actor Mel Gibson has his firearms rights back along with nine others, including a former NFL player, who petitioned the government for pardons for their decades-old crimes.

Mel Gibson’s firearm rights were restored after ... saw his rights restored after an upheaval in the Justice Department last month when pardon attorney Liz Oyer had refused to add his name ...

She also said a Justice Department official "essentially explained to me that Mel Gibson has a personal relationship with President Trump and that should be sufficient basis for me to make a ...