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Ex-Pardon Attorney Accuses DOJ of Intimidation Tactics

4/8/2025

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A lawyer for ex-U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer claims the Justice Department resorted to intimidation tactics, sending special deputy marshals to her home ahead of her testimony at a Democratic "shadow" hearing. Oyer, dismissed for opposing Mel Gibson's gun rights restoration, raised alarms about the declining ethics and morale within the Justice Department during the Trump era.

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A lawyer for ex-U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer claims the Justice Department resorted to intimidation tactics, sending special deputy marshals to her home ahead of her testimony at a Democratic "shadow" hearing. Oyer, dismissed for opposing Mel Gibson's gun rights restoration, raised alarms about the declining ethics and morale within the Justice Department during the Trump era.