Elizabeth G. Oyer, a former U.S. Department of Justice pardon lawyer, was fired on Friday (March 7) along with several other senior officials. In an interview with New York Timesshe said the firing occurred a day after Mel Gibson retreated in opposition to restoring his gun rights.
Gibson, who lost his gun rights due to a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction in 2011, was appointed by President Trump in January as the special ambassador for Hollywood “a great but extremely troublesome place.” Gibson’s lawyers soon wrote to senior Justice Department officials to James R. McEnry III and Emil Bove III, demanding that the actor’s gun rights be restored soon, according to Oyer.
Two weeks ago, Oier was put in the group and moved forward to restoring gun rights to those convicted of a crime in what is called the rare mission of the amnesty law firm. Usually it handles generous requests and helps those who cannot hire a strong lawyer sue their case.
Federal law prohibits people convicted of criminal offences from purchasing or possessing handguns, but the Department of Justice has the authority to technically restore gun ownership on a case-by-case basis. But Oyer said The era That Congress places great restrictions on its power.
Oyer said her working group was instructed to create a list of candidates who will regain gun rights as part of a long-term initiative. She recently filed 95 people, with the Deputy Attorney General cutting her list to nine.
After submitting drafts of notes to these candidates, she received a request to add Gibson in the aforementioned letter from his lawyer. Compared to nine other people who were scrutinized for their likelihood of committing another crime, Oyer had her concerns.
“It’s a serious problem to bring guns back to domestic abusers. In my view, there are real celebritycrashouts of domestic violence from people who own firearms, so it’s not something I can recommend lightly,” she said.
As a result, Oyer told the Justice Department boss that she would not follow their requests. In response, he explained to me that Mel Gibson has a personal relationship with President Trump, and that was sufficient grounds for me to make recommendations, and that it is wise to make recommendations.”
On Friday, Oyer wrote a draft of the memo in the Attorney General’s office, repeating her position and clarifying her reasoning. A few hours later, she was escorted from the building by two security guards.
A Justice Department source said The era Oyer’s pushback to Gibson’s gun rights played a role in her firing.
In a statement from Trump pronounced Gibson, John Voight and Sylvester Stallone as special ambassadors, he appointed them, saying that he “lost more businesses than ever before, with the aim of bringing Hollywood, which has lost a lot of business abroad in the past four years.”
Gibson recently directed a thriller starring Mark Wahlberg Flight risk. Earlier this year, he confirmed that he had completed the script. The passion of Christ Sequel The Resurrection of Christ And we confirmed that Jim Caviesel has returned using the removal technique as Jesus.
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