Trump white-collar criminal pardons cost public $1bn, says ex-DoJ official

Former pardon attorney Liz Oyer said president erased more than $1bn in debts owed by wealthy Americans'

The justice department's pardon attorney, who was recently fired, has claimed on social media that Donald Trump's recent wave of pardoning white-collar criminals has erased more than $1bn in debts owed by wealthy Americans" to the public purse.

In a TikTok video, Liz Oyer, who has said that she was terminated in March after refusing to comply with an order to restore the gun rights of the actor Mel Gibson - a supporter of Trump's - explained that when you're convicted of a financial crime like fraud or embezzlement, the law requires you to pay back the money that you stole. It's called restitution."