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Liz Oyer Testifies Against Todd Blanche

newsJul 16, 2026714,597

In March 2025 former Department of Justice pardon attorney Liz Oyer wrote a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dick Durbin urging them to reject Todd Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General. Oyer says Blanche fired her after she refused an order to write a memo restoring gun rights to a celebrity friend of the President, identified in the letter as Mel Gibson, without the normal vetting and background checks. Oyer frames her firing as punishment for following DOJ rules and calls Blanche’s elevation to Attorney General “the man who illegally fired the honest lawyer” serving under oath at his confirmation hearing on July 15 and 16. The Substack post republishes Oyer’s letter in full, and the author urges readers to call their senators immediately to oppose Blanche and to share the letter. The piece presents Oyer’s account as the central factual basis for urging senators to vote no and treats her disclosure as a direct threat to Blanche’s confirmation prospects.

Norm Eisen
@normeisen.bsky.social

The job of the AG is to enforce the law Todd Blanche fired a career pardon attorney for refusing to rubber stamp Trump's agenda & then sent US Marshals to her door If the Senate confirms Blanche, it won’t be confirming an AG, it will be confirming Trump’s personal attorney -TN

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

MS NOW: Todd Blanche is going to meet with Epstein survivors at 4:30 ET.

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Radley Balko324

So Tillis set up a meaningless, easy test that ignores the myriad ways Blanche is dangerous and unfit, and will result in no substantive change even on this particular issue. And predictably, Blanche passed.

Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑43

So he's USING Epstein survivors when it's convenient and in the hopes of it getting him a vote from Tillis. DESPICABLE. This man has zero interest in getting justice for the survivors. He's running the coverup.

Alisha Grauso (She/Her)21

What an enormous, ass-covering piece of shit.

Paulette Feeney ❌️👑13

Will the meeting last just long enough (ten minutes?) to "earn" some wimpy Republican Senators' votes?

RogueResistanceKnitter 🥄🐸5

Did he pencil them in for 5 minutes?

Matt5

Tom Tillis better not vote for him

LittleDeeKay5

The only right thing for Blanche to do after meeting with the survivors is to withdraw is nomination as U.S. AG, go home, and atone for turning a blind eye to evil. But he won't, because he is evil.

Lavonne3

Tillis threatens Blanche to meet survivors. Same day, Todd says he will meet. 🍿 No truth No notice No preparation No appointments Fake meeting cover up EFTA obstruction of justice ✔️ EFTA Case Evidence 8,647,000

Mellow Deb3

Meeting will be over by 4:35.

Blue Feral3

Todd Blanche is violating the law Congress passed to release the files. He’s been referred to the bar for disciplinary action. He’s stated he is the felon’s lawyer. He is only attempting to avoid consequences. Perp walk that sunuvabitch.

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