Elizabeth G. Oyer says she was fired from the Justice Department after failing to grant a favor to the Trump-supporting celebrity, who was named a "special ambassador" to Hollywood

Elizabeth Oyer says she was fired as a Justice Department pardon attorney after refusing to restore the gun rights of Trump ally Mel Gibson.

Former U.S. pardon attorney Elizabeth G. Oyer was fired on Friday after opposing the restoration Hollywood A-lister Mel Gibson’s rights to carry a gun, her spokesperson and two Justice Department officials told NBC News. An Oyer spokesperson said that Oyer was not told why she was terminated.

Former U.S. Pardon Attorney Elizabeth G. Oyer claims she was fired after refusing to restore Mel Gibson’s gun rights. She alleges that the request came from officials in Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s office and believes her refusal led to her dismissal.

Gibson, a supporter of Trump, lost his right to purchase or own a handgun after a 2011 domestic violence misdemeanor conviction.

Justice Department lawyer Elizabeth Oyer tells the New York Times she was fired for failing to recommend that Mel Gibson have his gun rights restored.

A high-ranking Justice Department pardon attorney says she was fired just a day after she noted her lack of a recommendation for Mel Gibson’s restoration of his gun rights. The official, Elizabeth G.

Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former U.S. pardon attorney, reportedly says she was fired after she opposed restoring Mel Gibson's gun rights.

Former Justice Department pardon attorney Elizabeth G. Oyer claims she was fired one day after refusing to recommend restoring actor Mel Gibson's gun rights, according to the New York Times. Oyer sent a recommendation memo for nine candidates to have their gun rights restored,

Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.