Jumping on Substack live at 3 pm ET with @lawyeroyer to talk about the continued degradation of the Department of Justice. Join us? open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Liz Oyer
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Former DOJ Pardon Attorney. Forever a public defender. Hardwired to stand up to bullies.
@glennkirschner.bsky.socialReposted by @lawyeroyer.com@lawyeroyer.comDOJ’s civil rights division has hired a new class of lawyers. And it’s really quite unsettling. Here are some highlights from a @nytimes.com investigation. youtube.com/shorts/ZnqWM...
@theweekendmsnow.bsky.socialReposted by @lawyeroyer.com“It sounds like a story from The Onion.” @lawyeroyer.com explains how the DOJ choosing to review the Watergate case against Nixon for potential special prosecutor misconduct is just the latest example of this admin playing revisionist history to discredit the past DOJ investigations into Trump.
@lawyeroyer.comNew reporting by CNN reveals that Jaren Kushner has a massive conflict of interest—and it’s quite shocking. youtube.com/shorts/AhnP0...
@lawyeroyer.comTrump’s Justice Department is rewriting the history of Watergate. And this time, they’re casting Richard Nixon as the hero. It sounds like an Onion headline. But it’s not. Please watch & share. youtube.com/shorts/2DKoT...
@lawyeroyer.comMy piece in the New York Times today addresses the Trump Administration's latest attempt to turn fiction into fact through a prosecution of an ordinary citizen and asks, Who's next?
@lawyeroyer.comHow did Ghislaine Maxwell get transferred to a minimum-security prison—and why is the government withholding the explanation? I talk with Bloomberg investigative reporter Jason Leopold about his fight for the records, and how anyone can use FOIA to demand answers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fmN...
@lawyeroyer.comTrump is running a series of TV ads, featuring himself, that are paid for by the U.S. government. Is this really legal? I don’t think so. Here’s why. For more answers to your legal questions, subscribe to Is This Really Legal wherever you listen to podcasts. youtube.com/shorts/77xbH...
@lawyeroyer.comThere were three high-profile resignations at DOJ yesterday that you need to know about. Please watch and share. youtube.com/shorts/kLRAz...
@lawyeroyer.comCan a president ban reporters because he doesn’t like their coverage? On the latest Is This Really Legal, I sit down with media law litigator Susan Seager to examine the White House's ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico and the constitutional questions it raises. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1dd...
@lawyeroyer.comExtremely disturbing news about the lawyer defending Donald Trump’s media ban. Watch this sitting down, and please help spread the word. youtube.com/shorts/veF5d...
youtube.comTrump’s media ban gets even more disturbingYouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
@lawyeroyer.comRepublican Senator John Curtis of Utah—Mitt Romney’s successor—is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate corrupt business dealings by Donald Trump Jr. youtube.com/shorts/uvrFA...
@lawyeroyer.comI’ll have a deep dive on this on this week’s episode of Is This Really Legal. Tune in this Thursday, and please follow and subscribe to the pod. 🙏 www.isthisreallylegal.org
@lawyeroyer.comThe president’s recent ban of three media outlets—@cnn.com, @ms.now, and @politico.com—from the White House is viewpoint discrimination, clearly prohibited by the First Amendment. It’s just one facet of his legally dubious assault on the free press. youtube.com/shorts/TfoJd...
@lawyeroyer.comThis week on Is This Really Legal, I am joined by Sara Bennett, a photographer and former public defender whose work focuses on women serving life sentences. We use Lindsay Clancy’s case as a starting point to discuss the overlooked experiences of women in prison. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baot...
@macfarlanenews.bsky.socialReposted by @lawyeroyer.comDoes Trump already have a drawer filled with pre-emptive pardons? Very important analysis from former US pardon attorney Liz Oyer =====>
@lawyeroyer.com60 Minutes returned last night with a segment on the pardon economy. I have thoughts. For more on Trump’s corrupt pardons, visit my Substack at lawyeroyer dot com. youtube.com/shorts/4jrfP...
@lawyeroyer.comIn this week's Is This Really Legal, I sit down with Nathaniel Zelinsky. We discuss the fight over the Kennedy Center, the White House ballroom, and the proposed 250-foot arch—and explain why even a potentially unlawful project can be difficult to stop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfmW...
@lawyeroyer.comThe Trump loyalist leading DOJ’s “grand conspiracy” investigation abruptly quit on September 10, without bringing any charges. What he said about his exit is truly stunning. Please watch and share. youtube.com/shorts/tqiHN...
@lawyeroyer.comDonald Trump promised $5,000 to every adult American if Republicans win the midterms. So is this really legal? I explain. For answers to more questions like this, follow the pod Is This Really Legal. youtube.com/shorts/uk2oQ...