Liz Oyer, the former Department of Justice lawyer who was fired last week, apparently because she opposed restoring Mel ...

Oyer, was terminated Friday after she opposed restoring actor Mel Gibson’s rights to carry a gun, her spokesperson and two Justice Department officials familiar with the matter told NBC News.

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

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.

Gibson's access to guns is prohibited due to a 2011 "no contest" plea. A top official leading the Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney said she was fired from her post one day after ...

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 ...

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 ...

Just a day before the encounter, a Justice Department pardon attorney ... called her and “essentially explained to me that Mel Gibson has a personal relationship with President Trump and that ...

By Abid Rahman International Editor, Digital A pardon attorney at the Justice Department claims she was fired after refusing to restore Mel Gibson‘s gun rights. In an interview with the Times ...

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 ...