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Ex-Trump Lawyer Ty Cobb Labels Trump as 'Gravest Threat to Democracy'

Cobb Dismisses Trump's 'Absolute Immunity' Claim, Predicts Fast and Forceful Loss for Trump in Court

  • Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb has warned that Donald Trump poses the 'gravest threat to democracy' in recent comments made on CNN.
  • Cobb dismissed Trump’s legal argument that he has 'absolute immunity' from prosecution for acts committed while president, describing the notion as 'very scary'.
  • Cobb suggested that Trump's legal team is using the case as a delay tactic, and predicted that Trump will lose the case 'fast and forcefully'.
  • Cobb compared Trump's desire for lack of accountability to that of authoritarian leaders such as Putin, the Ayatollah, and Xi Jinping.
  • Cobb, who once worked in Trump's White House, has been criticized for lending his credibility to the former president.
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