Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Former U.S. Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was illegally fired after resisting pressure to back gun-rights restoration for actor Mel Gibson, underscoring internal disputes over pardon procedures.

Her complaint details a clash inside the Justice Department and references President Trump’s circle. Key claims center on Mel Gibson gun rights restoration and the Elizabeth Oyer lawsuit, including alleged pressure tied to Gibson’s relationship with Trump.

Oyer says a working group first identified about 95 nonviolent candidates, later narrowed to nine, before staff for Todd Blanche asked her to add Gibson despite a prior domestic violence conviction and without the same review. She seeks reinstatement and lost pay, arguing only Attorney General Pam Bondi could remove her.

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