Liz Oyer was fired for not succumbing to the Trump administration’s demands. Over a year later, she’s still not yielding. Oyer understands the transactional nature of the current Justice Department more than most. In March of 2025, she was fired from her position as the US Pardon Attorney for refusing to reinstate actor Mel Gibson’s gun rights. Since then, she’s talked openly about her time in the DOJ and its unceremonious end and been targeted by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as a