Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights

Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights

The Justice Department’s pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend that the actor Mel Gibson, a prominent supporter of President Trump’s, should have his gun rights restored, according to the attorney and others familiar with the situation. Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, described the sequence of events as an…

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Senate Confirms Patel as Next F.B.I. Director

Senate Confirms Patel as Next F.B.I. Director

The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed Kash Patel as the next director of the F.B.I., installing a hard-line critic of the bureau whose unwavering loyalty to President Trump has raised questions over the independence of the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency. The 51-to-49 vote, with two Republican defections, means that Mr. Patel will now…

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