The former head of the US Department of Justice's pardon office has alleged in sworn congressional testimony that Donald Trump's blanket pardons for more than 1,500 January 6 defendants were issued without any vetting, freeing individuals with prior records of child sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape, and other violent crimes.
Elizabeth 'Liz' Oyer, who served as the DOJ's non-partisan Pardon Attorney for nearly three years, was fired on 7 March 2025 by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, hours after she declined a request to recommend restoring the firearm rights of a 'famous friend of the President' who had lost them following a domestic violence conviction.
