When Government Lawyers Draw the Line
Former Justice Department officials reflect on an institution at a crossroads
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Former Department of Justice pardon attorney Liz Oyer describes being pulled out of a meeting, told to pack up her belongings, and walked out by security the same day. Her offense, she said, was refusing to recommend that the attorney general restore gun rights to a politically connected celebrity without the information she believed was necessary to make that judgment safely. “Once you compromise your integrity, you cannot get it back,” she said.
That moment sets the tone for a candid conversation about what it…
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