John Yoo Declares Trump Would ‘Be in Jail Right Now’ Without The Federalist Society

GIGOT I m Paul ░░░░░░░░ here with John Yoo ░░░░░░░░ Berkeley Professor of Law ░░░░░░░░ just to elaborate on ░░░░░░░░ s what I ve ░░░░░░░░ able to collect in ░░░░░░░░ of reporting about why ░░░░░░░░ president is so negative ░░░░░░░░ the Federalist Society and ░░░░░░░░ Leo in particular And ░░░░░░░░ goes back in part ░░░░░░░░ what he thinks was ░░░░░░░░ lack of support for ░░░░░░░░ by Federalist Society affiliated ░░░░░░░░ after January 6th and ░░░░░░░░ election of 2020 He ░░░░░░░░ that they should have ░░░░░░░░ him in their decisions ░░░░░░░░ of course he lost ░░░░░░░░ single decision whether you ░░░░░░░░ a judge right left ░░░░░░░░ center but he thinks ░░░░░░░░ was wrong He believes ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court should have ░░░░░░░░ in that election of ░░░░░░░░ and he thinks his ░░░░░░░░ appointees should have intervened ░░░░░░░░ he also is sore ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t think ░░░░░░░░ the Federalist Society and ░░░░░░░░ Leo in particular who ░░░░░░░░ has left the Federalist ░░░░░░░░ I should observe and ░░░░░░░░ has his own operation ░░░░░░░░ he funds a lot ░░░░░░░░ political causes but he ░░░░░░░░ they should have done ░░░░░░░░ to support him in ░░░░░░░░ lawfare campaigns the prosecutions ░░░░░░░░ him during the Biden ░░░░░░░░ But as you point ░░░░░░░░ the Federalist Society just ░░░░░░░░ t play in those ░░░░░░░░ YOO Yeah GIGOT It ░░░░░░░░ doesn t do it ░░░░░░░░ Yeah GIGOT on either ░░░░░░░░ It thinks that that ░░░░░░░░ a violation of what ░░░░░░░░ it s meant to ░░░░░░░░ which is a place ░░░░░░░░ the law can be ░░░░░░░░ and the Constitution can ░░░░░░░░ debated on all sides ░░░░░░░░ Trump is very sore ░░░░░░░░ Leonard Leo in that ░░░░░░░░ case YOO Can I ░░░░░░░░ throw in though that ░░░░░░░░ think he s getting ░░░░░░░░ advice He was never ░░░░░░░░ to win any of ░░░░░░░░ January 6th cases I ░░░░░░░░ at the evidence very ░░░░░░░░ I ve debated John ░░░░░░░░ a friend of mine ░░░░░░░░ all over the country ░░░░░░░░ the last four years ░░░░░░░░ just didn t have ░░░░░░░░ case But Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ realize that an independent ░░░░░░░░ is to his benefit ░░░░░░░░ because if it weren ░░░░░░░░ for Federalist Society judges ░░░░░░░░ would be in jail ░░░░░░░░ now Because it was ░░░░░░░░ Roberts court that said ░░░░░░░░ presidents just can t ░░░░░░░░ prosecuted for crimes And ░░░░░░░░ think because Roberts because ░░░░░░░░ Alito because particularly Barrett ░░░░░░░░ and Gorsuch are not ░░░░░░░░ as just rubber stampers ░░░░░░░░ Trump the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ that decision the debate ░░░░░░░░ over and Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ run for office and ░░░░░░░░ in the 2024 election ░░░░░░░░ appoints some of the ░░░░░░░░ now that we worry ░░░░░░░░ ll appoint to the ░░░░░░░░ you know former defense ░░░░░░░░ on his team GIGOT ░░░░░░░░ YOO former friends who ░░░░░░░░ him legally when he ░░░░░░░░ a casino owner and ░░░░░░░░ may not win that ░░░░░░░░ He might be sitting ░░░░░░░░ jail right now and ░░░░░░░░ Biden or whoever his ░░░░░░░░ would be would be ░░░░░░░░ right now GIGOT Sure ░░░░░░░░ the same Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ him on the ballot ░░░░░░░░ Colorado YOO Mm hmm ░░░░░░░░ Remember when they tried ░░░░░░░░ knock him off the ░░░░░░░░ in Colorado and that ░░░░░░░░ have been a precedent ░░░░░░░░ some other states So ░░░░░░░░ actually does win more ░░░░░░░░ he loses Laughter YOO ░░░░░░░░ He wins the important ░░░░░░░░ actually GIGOT That s ░░░░░░░░ That’s true.”