White House seeks advice of 'torture memos' author on powers
And every time it says DACA' ... replace it with skills-based immigration system," Yoo said he told the White House. This gives President Trump an alternative to create such a program, at least for a few years." But Yoo said that soon after publication of the articles, he received a call from White House officials he declined to name. I wasn't trying to influence the White House, he said, noting his articles were intended to criticize what he thought the court had gotten wrong. Indeed, Trump and members of his administration extending back to former White House Counsel Don McGahn have long held expansive views of presidential powers.