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Former Pardon attorney takes DOJ to court, alleges her firing is connected to her refusal to restore Mel Gibson’s gun rights: ‘political favor’

Oyer claims that her firing “jeopardized public safety.”

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Former lawyer sues DOJ claiming she was fired for refusing to recommend Mel Gibson get his gun rights back

Liz Oyer claims she was told to ignore her concerns because Gibson is an acquaintance of Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Justice Department pardon lawyer who says she was fired in dispute over Mel Gibson's gun rights sues

A former Justice Department pardon attorney who says she was fired after she refused to recommend the restoration of actor Mel Gibson’s gun rights has sued over her termination

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Former pardon attorney sues DoJ over ‘unlawful’ firing tied to Mel Gibson case

Liz Oyer says department fired her after she refused to recommend restoring gun rights of actor and Trump ally

The Guardian - US

Ex-DoJ lawyer fired by Todd Blanche urges senators to reject nomination

Liz Oyer tells of how she refused to ‘rubber-stamp a political favor’ in gun rights case involving Trump ally Mel Gibson

The Guardian - US

Epstein survivors release video urging Senate to block Trump’s AG pick over botched release of files

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche set for confirmation hearing Wednesday but campaigners abused by Jeffrey Epstein say his handling of the government’s documents on the late predator should be disqualifying

The Independent UK

Trump wants to pardon 250 people for America’s 250th birthday: report

The president may make the announcement on June 14, his own birthday, or on July 4, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal

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Trump Has Wiped £1.5B in Victim Repayments With Pardons; Now He's Promising More to His Own Staff

Donald Trump faces scrutiny after wiping out $1.9 billion in court-ordered payments and reportedly considering sweeping pardons for allies and staff.

International Business Times UK

Pardon Seekers Pay Up to $1 Million for Access to Trump's Clemency Pipeline: Report

A new review of President Donald Trump's clemency operation suggests some pardon seekers are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars — and in some cases offering up to $1 million or more — to reach people they believe can influence the White House pardon process.

Latin Times

How Donald Trump’s pardon wave is ‘normalizing corruption’

NEWS ANALYSIS: The president’s historic pardon streak has let wealthy executives and powerful public figures off the hook, writes Alex Woodward

The Independent UK

‘A classic authoritarian tactic’: outrage over Trump’s pardons for friends and allies

Ex-prosecutors and legal scholars say US president ‘meting out pardons for blatantly corrupt and self-serving ends’

The Guardian - US

Trump won’t rule out pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell. Can anyone trust her?

ANALYSIS: His own Justice Department called her a liar. Now the president’s allies prepare for testimony from the convicted trafficker that risks feeding conspiracy theories and overlooking victims, Alex Woodward reports

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Fact-checking claims Trump’s pardons wiped out $1bn in debt owed to US

Trump pardoned 24 people, erasing $1.3bn in fines and restitution, claims ex-DOJ official Liz Oyer. Is this true?

Al Jazeera

Trump is stretching his pardon power – to the delight of his Maga acolytes

Latest pardons build on pattern of granting clemency to people who align with him politically

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‘Lawfare’ 2.0: From Beyonce and Bruce to Cuomo and Chicago mayor, Trump and Bondi’s enemies list is growing

Trump promised an end to ‘weaponization’ in government. Now he has a Justice Department at his disposal to commit ‘lawfare’ of his own, critics say

The Guardian - US

Trump white-collar criminal pardons cost public $1bn, says ex-DoJ official

Former pardon attorney Liz Oyer said president erased more than ‘$1bn in debts owed by wealthy Americans’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine has exposed Trump’s true identity: as a vandal, an autocrat, a gangster and a fool

This presidency places authoritarian ambition above all – and now the people of Ukraine are paying the price, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Independent UK

Justice Department seeks to restrict testimony of fired pardon attorney

The Justice Department is attempting to use executive privilege to prevent its fired pardon attorney from telling Congress about the circumstances of her departure, and dispatched armed deputy U.S. marshals to her home to deliver restrictions on her testimony

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