Former US Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer recounted being abruptly fired and escorted out of her office by security with no time to say goodbye to her team and her personal items in a grocery bag.
Testifying Monday at a Democrat-led congressional hearing, Oyer said she never got an explanation from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche after she was fired for what she said was her refusal to recommend that actor Mel Gibson have his right to own firearms reinstated following a domestic violence conviction.
“I was in shock. Everyone I passed on the way out was looking on in shock ...
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