Liz Oyer, who was fired from her position as pardon attorney last year over her refusal to recommend that Mel Gibson’s right to own a firearm be restored, said the Justice Department did not follow its own policies when it removed her.

A former Justice Department pardon attorney who says she was fired after she refused to recommend the restoration of actor Mel Gibson’s gun rights has sued over her termination

FILE - Former Justice Department attorneys Liz Oyer participates in a hearing on the Justice Department on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott…