Ex-DoJ lawyer fired by Todd Blanche urges senators to reject nomination
•Former pardon attorney Liz Oyer was fired by Todd Blanche for refusing to support a political favor in a gun rights case.
•Oyer criticized Blanche during his Senate confirmation hearing, highlighting her principled stance on the issue.
•She urged senators to reject Blanche's nomination due to his actions and political connections.
المصدر: The Guardian | Source: The GuardianLiz Oyer tells of how she refused to ‘rubber-stamp a political favor’ in gun rights case involving Trump ally Mel Gibson
Former pardon attorney Liz Oyer condemned Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, over his Wednesday testimony to the Senate judiciary committee. Blanche fired Oyer after she refused to recommend restoring firearms rights to the actor and Trump ally Mel Gibson, who was previously convicted of domestic violence.
“I declined to rubber-stamp a political favor for a friend of the president, and it cost me my job,” the former US pardon attorney told the committee on the second day of Blanche’s confirmation hearing.
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→Former pardon attorney Liz Oyer was fired by Todd Blanche for refusing to support a political favor in a gun rights case.
→Oyer criticized Blanche during his Senate confirmation hearing, highlighting her principled stance on the issue.
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