Former President Donald Trump’s top lawyer in the Russia collusion probe says the ex-president is staring down a “very high” chance of being indicted on charges – but not ones relating to his handling of classified info. Rather, Ty Cobb says Trump’s most significant legal challenges come from his attempts to stay in power after the 2020 election.
“I think the president is in serious legal water, not so much because of the search, but because of the obstructive activity he took in connection with the Jan. 6 proceeding,” Cobb told CBS News. “That was the first time in American history that a president unconstitutionally attempted to remain in power illegally.”
Cobb said he believes prosecutors may have been searching in part for documents proving Trump’s central role in the scheme to overturn the election.
“It is about the bigger picture, the Jan. 6 issues, the fake electors, the whole scam with regard to the ‘big lie’ and the attempts to… cling to the presidency in a desperate fashion,” he said.
Like former Attorney General Bill Barr, Cobb has come out adamantly opposed to those who claim the 2020 election was fraudulent.
“He clearly violated the [Constitution] when gave aid and comfort and three hours of inaction with regard to what was happening on the grounds of the Capitol,” Cobb said. “That clearly gave aid and comfort to the insurrectionists.”
“I believe former President Trump is a deeply wounded narcissist,” he added. “He is often incapable of acting other than in his perceived self-interest or for revenge.”
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Sources tell me that even in 2099 they will still be busy alll day with blaming trump & accusing him for everything & anything
“He clearly violated the [Constitution] when gave aid and comfort and three hours of inaction with regard to what was happening on the grounds of the Capitol,” Cobb said. “That clearly gave aid and comfort to the insurrectionists.”
This is garbage. This guy is a lawyer?! I have trouble believing that.
1. There was no insurrection. Therefore it was impossible to give insurrectionists either aid or comfort.
2. “Aid and comfort” requires an act. Mere words of encouragement are protected by the first amendment and therefore cannot be a crime.
3. He had no duty to act, so his inaction can’t be a crime. Nor does this guy say what kind of action could have prevented it. The rioters did not act on his orders, and he had no reason to suppose they would accede to any requests he might have made of them. He was eventually persuaded that whether it had any effect on them or not, he should call on them to stop for his own sake, because it would look better for him politically. That’s all. And as anyone could have predicted, it had no effect on the rioters or on those hell bent on accusing him no matter what he said.
Why does YWN run 24/7 anti-Trump hit pieces? He was the most pro-Israel President EVER. Have some hakaras hatov.
“…Trump’s central role in the scheme to overturn the election.”
Really? Trump’s legal strategy to attempt to save his re-election win from the fraud that took place, is probably the most brilliant and brave political idea he’s exhibited to date. It’s truly sad that there was nobody to pick up his perspective and run with it, especially his VP Pence. If Pence would have stepped up and refused to certify the election, he would have been a true patriot.
A legitimate news source would show in their byline where they lifted the story from. I guess that says something about legitimacy here.
So y’all are getting very excited about some two-bit lawyer that decides to TL the folks at CBS News? How pathetic!
Since the Democratic media have already decide that Trump is the “devil incarnate”, of course they’ll indict him. Big deal. In most countries the leader of the opposition is routinely prosecuted and thrown in jail. Look at Russia, China, Pakistan and Brazil – the Democrats have made clear they oppose “American exceptionalism”, so shouldn’t they look to how other countries deal with the problems of organized opposition to the government so America can “step in line”.
Milhouse is correct. It has already been long revealed that Trump wanted to attend the gathering at the Capitol but it was the security personnel that blocked him. A video presentation has no affect on people (like those outside at the Capitol) who are not watching the video (and even when viewed, a video hardly has the same affect as a personal appearance). And Trump had authorized 20,000 national guard to protect the capital, but it was the Democrats who refused to allow the national guards to do their job.