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

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.

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer was fired after refusing to recommend restoring Mel Gibson’s gun rights. She speaks out ...

The Justice Department’s pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend restoring gun rights to actor Mel Gibson, a prominent supporter of President Trump, according to the ...

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 ...