Justice Dept. Lawyer Says She Was Fired After Rejecting Mel Gibson's Gun Request
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Elizabeth G. Oyer said she was urged to advocate for Gibson because of his "personal relationship with President Trump."
A Justice Department pardon attorney says she was pressured to recommend that Mel Gibson be restored his gun rights because of his friendship with President Donald Trump ― and she was fired after she failed to do so.
“This is dangerous,” attorney Elizabeth G. Oyer told The New York Times on Monday. “This isn’t political ― this is a safety issue.”
A Justice Department official denied that the Gibson case was the cause of her dismissal, according to the Times.
The “Lethal Weapon” star lost his right to own a firearm in 2011 after pleading no contest to misdemeanor battery against a girlfriend. He also had made a death threat in a recorded conversation, saying he would brain her with a baseball bat and plant her in a rose garden.
Oyer told the newspaper that a request was made to add the actor to a list of people whose gun rights could potentially be reinstated ― with his lawyer mentioning that Gibson was named a “special ambassador” to Hollywood by Trump recently.
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