The Trump Justice Department has summoned a former US s and delivered a letter to Liz Oyer, a Biden-era merciless lawyer who was fired, warning her about her testimony at a “shadow” hearing by Congressional Democrats.
President Trump’s deputy attorney general Todd Blanche fired Elizabeth O’Yer last month.
Elizabeth Oyer said New York Times She was fired for refusing to restore actor Mel Gibson’s gun rights.
“It’s a serious problem to bring guns back to domestic abusers. In my view, it’s not something I can’t recommend lightly, as actual consequences from people with history of domestic violence are from people who have firearms,” ​​Elizabeth O’Yer told The New York Times.
The Justice Department tried to evoke executive privileges and warned Oier against testimony at Monday’s shadow hearing.
Liz Oyer – fired as a US lawyer who allegedly refused guidance to restore Mel Gibson’s gun rights – received the letter from the Judicial Department before appearing at a Senate hearing
DOJ tells Oyer that it cannot disclose agent records regarding the correct gun restoration pic.twitter.com/m4f3j01bdt
– Scott Macfarlane (@macfarlanenews) April 7, 2025
Oyer’s deep state lawyer Michael Bromwich (who also represented Andrew McCabe) denounced the Department of Justice for asserting their authority.
“This very unusual step of leading an armed law enforcement officer to the home of a former Justice Department employee who has not committed any wrongdoing, let alone a criminal act to simply deliver a letter, is unprecedented and completely inappropriate,” Michael Bromwich wrote to the Justice Department. Reuters.
Excerpt from Reuters:
The US Department of Justice sent an armed US former to deliver a letter warning to a career-relenting lawyer who was fired over Congressional Democrat testimony, her lawyer said in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday.
Marshals was only halted Friday after admitting that Oyer received a letter in a secondary email that he had not used to communicate with departmental HR personnel, Bromwich wrote.
Although former US agents are sometimes used to serve Congressional subpoena and protect witnesses, it is unusual for them to send them to deliver letters from the Department of Justice.
A Justice Department spokesman did not immediately comment. Oyer declined to comment through a spokesman prior to the hearing.
Democrat Jamie Ruskin gave an Oscar-worthy performance on Monday as he condemned the Trump administration’s decision to mobilize former US s to warn Oyer about his testimony.
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Trump administrator sent an ex-s armed with a mafia-style threatening campaign to silence and threaten the set of witnesses testifying at my spotlight hearing. @senadamschiff.
Today, Liz Oyer seemed dazzling and standing to testify to her about what is right, what is legal and fair. pic.twitter.com/w6twyhac8t
– Rep. Jamie Ruskin (@Repraskin) April 8, 2025
Liz Oyer brushed off the warning from the DOJ and testified to Congressional Democrats.
“I’m here because I can’t be bullied by hiding the ongoing corruption and power abuse at the Justice Department,” Oyer told Democrats at a show hearing Monday.
“The DOJ is entrusted with keeping us safe, supporting the rule of law and protecting civil rights.
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New: Yesterday, the Justice Department sent an armed ex-school to warn former US lawyer Liz Oyer not to disclose internal DOJ information during Senate testimony.
Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law. pic.twitter.com/uvvo83lfi2
– Democracy Docket (@democracyDocket) April 7, 2025
