President Donald Trump's Lawyer Ty Cobb Resigns

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Ty Cobb the lead White House lawyer handling the US president’s response to the Russia investigation is resigning at the end of May, the White House said Wednesday.

Cobb has been an outspoken advocate on Trump’s legal team for cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe. He’s been a steadying voice since his arrival last summer in urging the president against tweeting about the Russia investigation. He also helped coordinate the White House’s document production effort and lined up more than two dozen interviews between Mueller and current and former Trump White House aides.

Reports say Ty Cobb would be replaced by veteran Washington lawyer Emmet Flood.

“For several weeks Ty Cobb has been discussing his retirement and last week he let Chief of Staff (John) Kelly know he would retire at the end of this month,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said.

Flood represented Bill Clinton during his 1998-99 impeachment proceedings.





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