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Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., also known as ZeroDarkTony, discussed ongoing legal proceedings against DOA, aka Scott Hochstetter, during a July 18, 2026 YouTube livestream. D’Amato described a court record that, in his telling, includes two granted restraining orders, a judge’s finding of fabricated court filings, and potential jail exposure. He also stated that members of Scott’s chat audience could face subpoenas.
“If You’re Telling the Truth, Then What Are You Worried About?”
D’Amato claimed on stream that the evidence used against Scott in court consisted of Scott’s own recorded words: “It was screenshots. It was evidence. It was videos. It was his own words being used against him.” He then stated his prediction of where the proceedings are heading: “he’s gonna go to jail if he wants to keep it up…they’ve already guided him into fucking two restraining orders.” Addressing those in Scott’s chat, D’Amato said that anyone resistant to a lawsuit or subpoena is “bucking because you know you’re lying.” D’Amato also claimed the court itself had identified problems with Scott’s legal filings. “The judge called him out for using chat GPT,” he stated, adding, “and the judge saw he was lying.” He described Scott’s legal team as having “completely fucked him” and said he believed it was intentional.
Exhibit A
D’Amato states that Scott’s own chat audience has driven the legal outcomes against him and that jail remains a possibility: “he’s gonna go to jail if he wants to keep it up…they’ve already guided him into fucking two restraining orders.” He also attributes the court’s negative credibility finding directly to Scott’s conduct, stating, “The judge called him out for using chat GPT…and the judge saw he was lying.”
Timestamps: 01:02:22 – 01:05:43 | Open clip in new tab
D’Amato’s statements here are his own characterizations of court proceedings; HeroNotZero has not independently verified the underlying court record. The clip establishes that D’Amato made these claims on stream, attributed the restraining orders to Scott’s documented conduct, and predicted continued legal jeopardy if Scott’s behavior persists.
Exhibit B
D’Amato says the outcome of the TRO hearing was not in doubt: “It was over when she granted the TRO.” He then describes what he characterized as Scott’s conduct before the judge: “it makes you look bad when you’re clearly lying and then you’re lying to the judge’s face and then you’re filing motions to get the judge…” He adds that he is not directing Scott’s behavior, framing his statements explicitly as advice: “I’m not telling you what to do. I’m just giving you some advice.”
Timestamps: 01:06:23 – 01:08:16 | Open clip in new tab
The clip captures D’Amato’s characterization of the TRO proceedings as functionally concluded at the moment of the initial grant, and his description of Scott’s subsequent court conduct as counterproductive. D’Amato’s explicit disclaimer, that he is offering advice rather than instruction, is on the record in the same segment. Taken together, the two clips document D’Amato publicly characterizing an active legal proceeding, asserting court-documented findings of fabricated filings against Scott, and stating his prediction that continued conduct will result in incarceration.
Sources
- Original YouTube Video
- Full SRT Transcript
- Full Text Transcript
- Date: 2026-07-18
- Stream ID: YOUTUBE · Uarf_ohqxhU