Expert on Presidential Power to Aid Probe of Trump Critics

WHO:

ABC News - John Yoo, a conservative law professor and national security specialist.

CNN - Joe DiGenova and Victoria Toensing, conservative attorneys acting as prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida.

CNN - Former CIA Director John Brennan, who is under investigation.

WHAT:

ABC News - John Yoo will advise a team investigating whether officials conspired against Trump.

CNN - Yoo will assist a Justice Department investigation theorizing a yearslong conspiracy against Trump, focusing on several former high-ranking federal officials.

CNN - Yoo will act as an intermittent consultant or special government employee on constitutional issues.

CNN - The investigation may explore a grand conspiracy related to the 2016 Russian election interference investigation and the FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in 2022.

WHERE:

CNN - The investigation is based in Miami, Florida.

WHEN:

CNN - Yoo has not started his role yet but is expected to assist in the investigation.

WHY:

CNN - Yoo's involvement is likely to raise questions about the motivations behind the investigations into Trump and the officials involved.

HOW:

CNN - Yoo stated, “I have known Joe DiGenova and Vicky Toensing for more than three decades, so if they and the United States need my assistance, I’m happy to provide it anytime, anywhere, for anything.”

(UPDATED June 29, 2026 21:28 UTC)

John Yoo, a conservative law professor and national security expert, is set to advise a team investigating whether officials conspired against Trump, focusing on several former high-ranking federal officials. This investigation, based in Miami, Florida, may delve into a grand conspiracy related to the 2016 Russian election interference and the FBI's search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in 2022. Yoo, who has not yet started his role, expressed his willingness to assist, stating, “I have known Joe DiGenova and Vicky Toensing for more than three decades, so if they and the United States need my assistance, I’m happy to provide it anytime, anywhere, for anything.”