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Maryam Khanum

DOJ Attorney Fired After Denying Trump Friend Mel Gibson Gun Rights Over Previous Domestic Violence Charges

Mel Gibson Donald Trump DOJ Elizabeth Oyer domestic violence Gun Rights Justice Department the Justice Department Emil Bove James McHenry
Oyer also received a letter from Gibson's lawyers addressed to senior DoJ officials James McHenry and Emil Bove "arguing for [Gibson's] gun rights to be restored, saying that he had been tapped for a special appointment by the president and that he had made a number of big, successful movies". (Credit: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images)

The Justice Department's former pardon attorney alleges that she was recently fired from her post due to her refusal to reinstate gun ownership rights of actor, director and Trump ally Mel Gibson.

Elizabeth Oyer was appointed to her role as pardon attorney for the DoJ, a nonpolitical role, under President Joe Biden's administration in 2022. As a part of her job, she recommended individuals to the President for pardons and oversaw clemency grants.

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