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Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., also known as ZeroDarkTony, described plans to pursue subpoenas against unnamed online critics and named individuals during a now deleted July 20, 2026 YouTube livestream. D’Amato claimed the process would result in critics being publicly identified on court records. He also stated he had been awarded a five-year protective order in a prior proceeding. D’Amato framed the anticipated legal exposure of his critics as an outcome of their own conduct rather than his. “When people know who they are,” he said on stream, “they are going to have a very embarrassing future… But it’s not by my hand. It’s not by actions that I’ve done. It’s actions that they’ve done that they are going to pay the price for.” He also acknowledged on stream that past responses represented a behavioral pattern he described as a problem: “I was stuck in a loop of, you know, fight or flight, but I’m a fight person. And like I said, that’s the part of me that I’m working on.”
“The Next Direct Engagement I’m Going to Have with These People Is in a Courtroom”
D’Amato characterized the anticipated proceedings as straightforward, stating the legal tools available to him are designed precisely for situations like his. He identified a person he referred to only as “the little thumb dick one that calls himself a journalist” as a specific target of his litigation expectations. He also stated he would not pursue direct engagement with critics outside of court: “The rants, like the rant, I feel like I have gotten that out of my system.” D’Amato claimed to have enough evidence to proceed with subpoenas and described the group of critics as organized, saying, “every group has a leader and we’re going to get to it.” Separately, D’Amato stated he would refrain from conduct that crosses certain lines, while framing ongoing legal fear among critics as self-caused: “I may make a couple comments here and there, but nothing that doxes people or threatens people… If people are scared because they’re going to have to face legal consequences, that’s not my problem.”
Exhibit A
D’Amato tells his audience that critics face consequences through the court system, not through his direct actions, saying, “That’s what court is for. That’s what, you know, that’s what subpoenas are for. That’s what all this stuff is for. These are tools in order to protect people from situations like this.”
Timestamps: 00:31:21 – 00:33:17 | Watch with a free accountD’Amato closes this segment by stating that his next direct engagement with the group will be in a courtroom and describes that path as straightforward. The clip establishes that D’Amato has publicly communicated a litigation intention, frames subpoenas as the mechanism, and names a person he describes as a self-identified journalist as a target of those proceedings. D’Amato’s stated basis is that critics have spread what he calls lies about criminal conduct he denies.
Exhibit B
D’Amato states on stream, “Now that it comes down to, well, yes, I can subpoena and I do have enough evidence to do it,” describing critics as members of a coordinated group he intends to identify and hold accountable through legal process.
Timestamps: 00:41:23 – 00:43:17 | Watch with a free accountD’Amato describes the conduct of critics as “vicious” and “one dimensional,” and claims the campaign against him has run over 500 days. He states that some participants are “getting paid or manipulated or coerced,” and that identifying the group’s leader is a stated goal of his legal effort. This clip is the clearest on-stream assertion that D’Amato believes he has sufficient evidence to proceed with subpoenas.
Exhibit C
D’Amato references a concluded legal proceeding, stating, “We could see what happens now when the judges know the truth. And we saw that in this last case with the respondent where I was awarded a five-year protective order.”
Timestamps: 00:45:20 – 00:47:21 | Watch with a free accountD’Amato also states in this segment that he will not make comments that “dox people or threaten people,” while warning that those who continue on what he calls “this vicious path” will face additional legal consequences. The clip documents D’Amato’s on-stream claim of a five-year protective order outcome and his characterization of continued criticism as conduct that will produce further court filings.
Taken together, the three clips establish a public, on-stream record of D’Amato claiming prior legal success, asserting he holds sufficient evidence to subpoena anonymous and named critics, and stating that courtroom proceedings represent his intended next step.
Sources
- Original YouTube Video
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- Date: 2026-07-20
- Stream ID: YOUTUBE · 8_LRF-BG4CI
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