Former White House attorney Ty Cobb, who served in President-elect Trump’s first administration, sharply criticized U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon for temporarily blocking the Justice Department from releasing special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s two prosecutions.
In an interview on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” the anchor noted that Trump, in his press conference Tuesday, praised Cannon as a “brilliant” judge five separate times.
Asked to weigh in on the press conference and Trump’s use of the term “brilliant” to describe Cannon, Cobb said, “Well, to the extent that she’s brilliant, she’s shining.
And the only reason she’s shining is she’s his tool, and he polishes her religiously.” “He gets the results he needs from her,” he added.
Cobb said he expects the appeals court to reverse Cannon’s decision once again.
Ty Cobb, a former White House lawyer from President-elect Trump’s first administration, harshly criticized U.S. S. . Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s two prosecutions was temporarily blocked by District Judge Aileen Cannon.
During his press conference on Tuesday, Trump referred to Cannon as a “brilliant” judge five times, according to the anchor of CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.”.
Cobb responded, “Well, to the extent that she’s brilliant, she’s shining,” when asked to comment on the press conference and Trump’s use of the word “brilliant” to characterize Cannon. She shines solely because he uses her as a tool and polishes her religiously. “”.
“She helps him achieve the outcomes he needs,” he continued.
Cannon’s decision follows a request from Trump and his two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case for her to prevent the publication of both parts of Smith’s report, including the part about Trump’s election interference case.
Given that a previous decision from Cannon’s dismissal of the case was appealed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, it is unclear how much authority she actually has over the case. By 10 a.m., that court has mandated a response. M. Wednesday, EST.
According to Cobb, the timeline indicates that the court “may be prepared to mitigate the stain that she is and the stain that she’s created again for the judiciary quickly on this.”. “.”.
Cannon’s handling of Trump’s case has drawn criticism on numerous occasions, as she has ruled in the president’s favor on a number of motions that legal experts have characterized as long-shot attempts.
Additionally, the appeals court has overturned Cannon’s decisions in the past, including one that blocked the release of documents to investigators by designating a special master to examine documents gathered from Trump’s residence for information that might be shielded by executive privilege.
Cobb stated that he anticipates that the appeals court will once more overturn Cannon’s ruling.
Cobb stated, “As we all know, the 11th Circuit had to chastise her severely more than two years ago for the rules and remedies that she made up for him after the Mar-a-Lago search, and it was made clear that, you know, she was way out of bounds and overruled her.”. “I have a feeling they’ll do it soon again. “”.
