2025-03-08 03:00:47

Trump fires two DOJ senior career officials including pardon attorney

Liz Oyer’s former office leads reviews of clemency requests and makes pardon recommendations to White HouseDonald Trump’s administration on Friday fired at least two senior career officials at the US justice department, including the head of the office that handles presidential pardon requests, according to a social media post and sources familiar with the matter.Liz Oyer served as pardon attorney since 2022, a career justice department position. Oyer was fired “effective immediately,” according to a memo she shared on LinkedIn, which cited Trump’s executive authority under the US constitution. Continue reading...
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