# Trump Panics and Hires “Torture Memo” Author as DOJ Consultant to go after Political Critics?!?

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Podcast: [The Intersection with Michael Popok](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok-7363510)
Published: 2026-07-02T20:33:00+00:00
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## Resource

Popok reports on Professor John Yoo, the discredited former member of the DOJ Office of Legal Counsel who wrote the infamous "torture memos" that supported waterboarding and the MASSACRE OF CIVILIAN POPULATIONS as legiimate exerices of presidential power is back and is now joining as a DOJ consultant for Todd Blanche as he continues to pursue Trump's political critics. Incogni: Get 60% off an annual plan at https://incogni.com/truth and use code: TRUTH at checkout! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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