Liz Oyer
@lawyeroyer.com
Former DOJ Pardon Attorney. Forever a public defender. Hardwired to stand up to bullies.
As 2025 comes to an end, I’m feeling hopeful and grateful. I’m so appreciative of all of you who helped me launch this platform and have supported me along the way. Hope everyone has a restful holiday—we have lots of work to do in the new year! youtube.com/shorts/ZaQqD...
Reflections on 2025 and what lies ahead
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December 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As 2025 comes to an end, I’m feeling hopeful and grateful. I’m so appreciative of all of you who helped me launch this platform and have supported me along the way. Hope everyone has a restful holiday—we have lots of work to do in the new year! youtube.com/shorts/ZaQqD...
Days after FIFA gave him a medal, Trump’s DOJ started dismantling a major corruption prosecution that ensnared dozens of soccer executives worldwide. Another shameless case of the president corrupting our justice system. And all it took was a shiny object. youtube.com/shorts/jq48e...
Trump stops prosecuting corruption in soccer after FIFA gives him a prize
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December 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Days after FIFA gave him a medal, Trump’s DOJ started dismantling a major corruption prosecution that ensnared dozens of soccer executives worldwide. Another shameless case of the president corrupting our justice system. And all it took was a shiny object. youtube.com/shorts/jq48e...
When you pardon people without vetting them—based on politics and $$$ instead of merit—what you get is a whole lot more crime. Just this year, we’ve seen three of Trump’s first-term clemency recipients commit new crimes and squander their second chances. youtube.com/shorts/uIk0H...
Three Trump clemency recipients headed back to prison
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December 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
When you pardon people without vetting them—based on politics and $$$ instead of merit—what you get is a whole lot more crime. Just this year, we’ve seen three of Trump’s first-term clemency recipients commit new crimes and squander their second chances. youtube.com/shorts/uIk0H...
I already shared my top 10 worst pardons of 2025. But 10 wasn’t enough to cover all the truly horrific ones. So here are 10 more of the year’s worst pardons for your consideration. youtube.com/shorts/89vnJ...
10 more of the worst pardons of 2025
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December 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I already shared my top 10 worst pardons of 2025. But 10 wasn’t enough to cover all the truly horrific ones. So here are 10 more of the year’s worst pardons for your consideration. youtube.com/shorts/89vnJ...
I'm pleased to publish this piece in @theatlantic.com on a topic that is near and dear to my heart.
The DOJ once considered crimes involving a breach of public trust "to be among the most serious offenses on the books"—but now Trump is "reshaping the American system of governance to make room for graft," the former pardon attorney Liz Oyer argues.
Trump Is Using a Sacred Power for Depraved Purposes
The president’s pardons encourage public officials to place personal interests ahead of the interests of the people.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I'm pleased to publish this piece in @theatlantic.com on a topic that is near and dear to my heart.
Trump’s latest pardon recipient, sports executive Tim Leiweke, scored a pardon when his lawyer played a round of golf with POTUS. youtube.com/shorts/I-ClF...
Trump is now handing out pardons on the golf course
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December 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump’s latest pardon recipient, sports executive Tim Leiweke, scored a pardon when his lawyer played a round of golf with POTUS. youtube.com/shorts/I-ClF...
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President Trump — who campaigned against America’s worsening drug crisis — has pardoned or granted clemency to at least 10 people for drug-related crimes since the beginning of his second term, according to a Post analysis.
Trump pardons major drug traffickers despite his anti-drug rhetoric
The president has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes during his two terms in office, a Post analysis shows.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
President Trump — who campaigned against America’s worsening drug crisis — has pardoned or granted clemency to at least 10 people for drug-related crimes since the beginning of his second term, according to a Post analysis.
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Trump has pardoned about 100 people for their drug crimes, including drug kingpins. Liz Oyer, who was the DoJ pardon attorney before Trump fired her for refusing to restore Mel Gibson's gun rights, said “The pardoning of drug kingpins is virtually unheard of."
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Trump pardons major drug traffickers despite his anti-drug rhetoric
The president has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes during his two terms in office, a Post analysis shows.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump has pardoned about 100 people for their drug crimes, including drug kingpins. Liz Oyer, who was the DoJ pardon attorney before Trump fired her for refusing to restore Mel Gibson's gun rights, said “The pardoning of drug kingpins is virtually unheard of."
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The Justice Department has started calling Immigration Judges “Deportation Judges.” I explain why this matters. youtube.com/shorts/02a1y...
DOJ renames Immigration Judges: “Deportation Judges”
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December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Justice Department has started calling Immigration Judges “Deportation Judges.” I explain why this matters. youtube.com/shorts/02a1y...
Spotify Wrapped: But make it pardons. I’m sharing top 10 pardons that kept me awake at night this year. 😆 I’m so grateful to all of you who have followed along with me! youtube.com/shorts/vMm5D...
Spotify Wrapped: But make it pardons
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December 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Spotify Wrapped: But make it pardons. I’m sharing top 10 pardons that kept me awake at night this year. 😆 I’m so grateful to all of you who have followed along with me! youtube.com/shorts/vMm5D...
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“A prosecutor is more likely to get struck by lightning then they are to go into a grand jury and walk out empty handed without an indictment.” @lawyeroyer.com explains how DOJ prosecutors are embarrassing themselves in order to perform for Trump as they fail to re-indict Letitia James.
December 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“A prosecutor is more likely to get struck by lightning then they are to go into a grand jury and walk out empty handed without an indictment.” @lawyeroyer.com explains how DOJ prosecutors are embarrassing themselves in order to perform for Trump as they fail to re-indict Letitia James.
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Trump delegating presidential pardon decisions to DOJ is lazy and dangerous. As former Pardon Attorney @lawyeroyer.com said, “When I was at the Justice Department, we would have taken the position that the president could not delegate the decision about who’s covered” by a pardon.
DOJ claims it has the power to decide who gets Trump’s sweeping 2020 pardon
The Justice Department is deciding who's covered by extremely vague pardons.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump delegating presidential pardon decisions to DOJ is lazy and dangerous. As former Pardon Attorney @lawyeroyer.com said, “When I was at the Justice Department, we would have taken the position that the president could not delegate the decision about who’s covered” by a pardon.
Yesterday, a federal grand jury refused DOJ’s request to return an indictment against NY Attorney General Letitia James. This is a big deal. I explain why. (And if anyone has tips for managing my current hair static situation, 🆘 ‼️) youtube.com/shorts/sauSN...
Why the failure to indict Letitia James is a big deal
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December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Yesterday, a federal grand jury refused DOJ’s request to return an indictment against NY Attorney General Letitia James. This is a big deal. I explain why. (And if anyone has tips for managing my current hair static situation, 🆘 ‼️) youtube.com/shorts/sauSN...
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The pardon of Henry Cuellar & that of the fmr Honduran president, who was convicted of drug trafficking, are just the latest controversial pardons by Donald Trump
Our @NewsHour conversation - @elizlanders.bsky.social speaks with former DOJ pardon attorney @lawyeroyer.com
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Our @NewsHour conversation - @elizlanders.bsky.social speaks with former DOJ pardon attorney @lawyeroyer.com
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How Trump is using presidential pardon power in new ways
President Trump announced he is pardoning Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, who were indicted last year on bribery and money laundering charges. It’s the latest in a series of controve...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The pardon of Henry Cuellar & that of the fmr Honduran president, who was convicted of drug trafficking, are just the latest controversial pardons by Donald Trump
Our @NewsHour conversation - @elizlanders.bsky.social speaks with former DOJ pardon attorney @lawyeroyer.com
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Our @NewsHour conversation - @elizlanders.bsky.social speaks with former DOJ pardon attorney @lawyeroyer.com
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Trump’s latest pardon of Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) brings his total pardons of corrupt elected officials to 11 in 2025 alone. youtube.com/shorts/ZHyCv...
Trump pardons Rep. Henry Cuellar and wife
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December 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Trump’s latest pardon of Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) brings his total pardons of corrupt elected officials to 11 in 2025 alone. youtube.com/shorts/ZHyCv...
A federal appeals court has disqualified Alina Habba from serving as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey. This is a big blow to Trump’s efforts to turn the Justice Department into his personal law firm. I explain what it means. youtube.com/shorts/sv-Wf...
Appeals court disqualifies U.S. Attorney Alina Habba
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December 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A federal appeals court has disqualified Alina Habba from serving as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey. This is a big blow to Trump’s efforts to turn the Justice Department into his personal law firm. I explain what it means. youtube.com/shorts/sv-Wf...
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Nobody explains Trump’s corrupt pardons better than @lawyeroyer.com and she joined me to talk about the pardon Trump gave a Honduran drug trafficker even as the military is blowing up alleged drug boats.
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BUYING A PARDON? He Trafficked 400,000 Tons of Cocaine. Trump Set Him Free! With Lawyer Oyer
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December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Nobody explains Trump’s corrupt pardons better than @lawyeroyer.com and she joined me to talk about the pardon Trump gave a Honduran drug trafficker even as the military is blowing up alleged drug boats.
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Right before Thanksgiving, Trump secretly commuted the sentence of David Gentile—a Ponzi schemer who stole over $1 billion from his clients—freeing him from prison after just *12 days.* This is another grotesque abuse of the pardon power that should outrage all Americans. youtube.com/shorts/xXNA1...
Trump frees billion-dollar Ponzi schemer
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December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Right before Thanksgiving, Trump secretly commuted the sentence of David Gentile—a Ponzi schemer who stole over $1 billion from his clients—freeing him from prison after just *12 days.* This is another grotesque abuse of the pardon power that should outrage all Americans. youtube.com/shorts/xXNA1...
In the latest mind-blowing misuse of his pardon power, Trump is pardoning Juan Orlando Hernandez—an international drug trafficker responsible for 400 *tons* of cocaine sent to the U.S.—who was also the President of Honduras. I explain why every American should be enraged. youtube.com/shorts/4tiT1...
Trump pardons Honduran drug boss Juan Orlando Hernandez
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November 30, 2025 at 3:33 AM
In the latest mind-blowing misuse of his pardon power, Trump is pardoning Juan Orlando Hernandez—an international drug trafficker responsible for 400 *tons* of cocaine sent to the U.S.—who was also the President of Honduras. I explain why every American should be enraged. youtube.com/shorts/4tiT1...
A bombshell ruling this week from federal judge Cameron Currie dismissed the revenge prosecutions of Trump enemies James Comey and Letitia James. It also sent Lindsey Halligan—Trump's puppet prosecutor—packing. I explain what it all means and what to expect next. youtube.com/shorts/zVNY0...
Comey/James dismissal, explained
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November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A bombshell ruling this week from federal judge Cameron Currie dismissed the revenge prosecutions of Trump enemies James Comey and Letitia James. It also sent Lindsey Halligan—Trump's puppet prosecutor—packing. I explain what it all means and what to expect next. youtube.com/shorts/zVNY0...
Always a great conversation with this crew!
BREAKING: Following a federal judge’s ruling to dismiss charges against FBI Dir. James Comey and New York AG Letitia James, fmr. DOJ Attorney @lawyeroyer.com blasts the appointment of Trump prosecutor Lindsey Halligan, as a “desperation act."
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Always a great conversation with this crew!
The latest in pardon corruption: Joseph Schwartz, a convicted fraudster, paid two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to get him a pardon. And it worked 🤯 youtube.com/shorts/_1n_C...
Grifters helping grifters: the pardon of Joseph Schwartz
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November 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The latest in pardon corruption: Joseph Schwartz, a convicted fraudster, paid two other convicted fraudsters nearly $1M to get him a pardon. And it worked 🤯 youtube.com/shorts/_1n_C...
@glennkirschner.bsky.social and I had a robust conversation about the pardon power. I tried to convince him that clemency isn’t always a bad thing; it’s just been so misused by our current President that it’s hard to see the good it can do. You be the judge! www.lawyeroyer.com/p/talking-pa...
Talking Pardons with Glenn Kirschner
A recording from Liz Oyer and Glenn Kirschner's live video
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November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
@glennkirschner.bsky.social and I had a robust conversation about the pardon power. I tried to convince him that clemency isn’t always a bad thing; it’s just been so misused by our current President that it’s hard to see the good it can do. You be the judge! www.lawyeroyer.com/p/talking-pa...
This was a great conversation on @groundedpodcast.bsky.social about why the current chaos at the Department of Justice and the abuse of the pardon power matter to ALL Americans. I’m grateful to Senator Tester and Maritsa for having me on! www.lawyeroyer.com/p/talking-do...
Talking DOJ and pardons with Sen. Jon Tester & Maritsa Georgiou on Grounded Podcast
A recording from Liz Oyer and Grounded Podcast's live video
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November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This was a great conversation on @groundedpodcast.bsky.social about why the current chaos at the Department of Justice and the abuse of the pardon power matter to ALL Americans. I’m grateful to Senator Tester and Maritsa for having me on! www.lawyeroyer.com/p/talking-do...
I’m grateful to all who contributed to this important story about the collapse of the Justice Department—an urgent threat to our democracy.
Thousands of attorneys have left the Trump Justice Department this year. We talked to 60 about what alarmed them most. nyti.ms/3Xy2QiW
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I’m grateful to all who contributed to this important story about the collapse of the Justice Department—an urgent threat to our democracy.