Trump attorney general’s profane outburst over firing mishap leaked
Blanche reportedly cursed after realizing the firing could suggest retaliation in a dispute over restoring Mel Gibson’s gun rights, officials said.
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Blanche panicked over blowback fears after firing influential DOJ attorney: insiders
Todd Blanche reacted with alarm after firing the Justice Department’s pardon attorney, fearing the timing would look like retaliation over actor Mel Gibson, according to a report from PunchUp’s Tom Latchem.Blanche, who was deputy attorney general at the time and has since taken over the department after the firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi, dismissed pardon attorney Liz Oyer in March 2025 as part of a wider removal of career DOJ officials. M…
Trump attorney general’s profane outburst over firing mishap leaked
Attorney General Todd Blanche had a profanity-laced reaction, according to information acquired by The Daily Beast, after realizing he had fired a Justice Department lawyer involved with a major MAGA-friendly actor's gun rights case.The Daily Beast reported on Monday — via its sister Substack, PunchUp — that Blanche cursed after firing pardon attorney Elizabeth Oyer last March. Her dismissal was "part of a wider clear-out of career DOJ officials…
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