Analysis: On Trump’s potential obstruction of justice, a former White House lawyer offers a telling quote
Ty Cobb left his position as White House lawyer in May. By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow March 5 at 10:30 AM Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb spoke to ABC News’s “The Investigation” podcast, and plenty are focusing on his comment that Robert S. Mueller III is an “American hero” and that Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election isn’t a witch hunt.
It was reported last week that Trump ordered then-Chief of Staff John Kelly to get Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, a long-delayed security clearance. In the process, Trump disregarded the reservations of career intelligence officials who worried about foreign governments having leverage on Kushner. Kelly and then-White House counsel Donald McGahn were both reportedly uncomfortable with the request and wrote memos about it.
In both cases, Trump flatly denied involvement, but subsequent reporting indicates he forcefully tried to push aside his obstacles even as aides objected.
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