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Podcast: The Smerconish Podcast
Episode: Trump, Habeas Corpus, and War Powers: John Yoo Sounds the Alarm
Description: Legal heavyweight John Yoo joins Michael in studio to unpack everything from Trump’s war rhetoric and potential suspension of habeas corpus to immigration law, presidential overreach, and Harvard’s political battles. From rejecting a White House job offer to defending the Constitution—this episode goes deep on law, politics, and power. A legal scholar and former government official in the administration of President George H.W. Bush, Yoo is the Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley.Original air date 2 June 2025.