Trump considering lawyer for White House Russia role: sources

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters




Mon Jul 3, 2017 | 2:49pm EDT

By Karen Freifeld and Jeff Mason

President Donald Trump is considering adding a veteran Washington lawyer to the White House counsel's office to deal with Russia-related issues, people familiar with the matter said.

Ty Cobb, a white-collar defense lawyer with the firm of Hogan Lovells and a former federal prosecutor, met with Trump about a week ago, another person said. White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said the administration had "no announcement at this time."

Cobb did not respond to comment except to say he was on vacation.

Cobb, 66, represented a number of individuals in government investigations during the Clinton administration, including former Democratic National Committee fundraiser John Huang and former White House aide David Watkins.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-lawyer-idUSKBN19O29Z?il=0

[Leghorn21]

1. Wow, there's a D.C. lawyer who's not already booked solid? - - Well, congrats to "Ty Cobb", I

guess (oh how tired he must be of his name!!) - - anyway, rock 'em/sock 'em, Ty, as you go mano a mano against


ROBERT S. MUELLER THE FUCKIN III


Hahahahahahahahahhaahahahaha, Ty!

[pangaia]

2. Great choice....considering Ty Cobb is dead.

[marylandblue]

3. article says he is actually related to the baseball player

[NCjack]

4. I hope that Cobb accepts and that Trump stiffs him on the bill.

[WhiteTara]

6. He already shuffled the bill over to us.

He added him to the WH counsel staff.

[SergeStorms]

7. Yes.........

we, the taxpayers, get to pay for the lawyers representing Trump in his multi-layered Russian entanglement. What a whopper of an invoice THAT will be!

IF Trump is as innocent as he claims, why doesn't he just turn all of his records over to the FBI and let THEM clear his "good name".

The name 'Trump' will never be looked at with admiration again. It will be among the names most associated with treachery and treason against the United States; Arnold, Oswald, Hannsen, Booth........to name only a few.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go take a 'Trump'.

[forgotmylogin]

5. He better.

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