Ty Cobb left his position as White House lawyer in May. Elsewhere in the interview, Cobb rather gently alludes to the discord in the White House and the many challenges of serving the 45th president. 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. Kelly and then-White House counsel Donald McGahn were both reportedly uncomfortable with the request and wrote memos about it. Cobb tacitly confirms that his and others’ jobs often required dealing with a frustrated Trump pushing the envelope with his requests.

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2019 15:14 UTC