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

Former pardon attorney Liz Oyer testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee against Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, revealing she was fired for refusing to recommend restoring firearms rights to actor Mel Gibson. Gibson, a Trump ally, was previously convicted of domestic violence. The Guardian reports she told the committee that declining what she called a 'political favor for a friend of the president' cost her her job. The testimony unfolded on the second day of Blanche's confirmation hearing.

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