Ex-Trump White House lawyer weighs if Trump should be criminally charged

Ty Cobb, the former White House lawyer under President Trump, says Trump deserves blame for his role on January 6 but says criminally charging the former president is a big decision and it depends on the charge. #CNN #News

[eshel]

Using Trump as the test case in, "Should we or shouldn't we prosecute a former president?" Well, aside from Nixon (who was smart enough to resign) this is our first criminal president. So yes, we need to prosecute.

[frankfrankenstein]

No one is above the law and must be prosecuted when proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt! No ifs, ands or buts! Period!

[peterritchie]

From Canada: Why do Americans argue so much about charging a crime when it clearly occurred?
Is it your reverence for celebrity? Deference for high office? Fear of the criminal’s supporters? Refusal to admit corruption?

[VictorPrescodvnp]

It boggles my mind why whether to charge a former President is even a subject of debate. NOT charging a former President, when the evidence points to the commission of serious crimes, leaves it open for a President to do whatever he, or she, wants, The very definition of someone being above the law!

[jaye]

When you have people do criminal acts they should be treated like a criminal. Lock him up. No one is above the law. Not even a president.

[johnnyfreedom]

If Merrick Garland does not charge trump, Merrick Garland needs to be investigated! Because there's enough evidence that even I could prosecute trump, with a Vo-Tech diploma!

[IamTwirlingJoy]

I'm sorry, but if anyone else had done any of the things mentioned, they would be in prison. The exploration of intent would be given to a grand jury. This is clearly preferential treatment and I'm sick of it!

[tommyz]

Remembe. Everyone keeps saying NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!! What is sooo hard on charging Trump. The proof is there and plenty of it. AND, we haven't heard all of it yet.

[billyfletcher]

In the light of irrefutable evidence, what is "difficult" about the choice? No one is above the law, the only possible difficulty they could possibly have is trying to place him above the law.

[TheOfficialZombieWhisperer]

Deserves some blame? He deserves most of the blame. And there's a first for everything, let trump be your first president locked up.

[communicationsoffice]

You could see from Erin's countenance that the lawyer's responses drew a lot of energy off of her. There are no ifs when the law is in question. Did Trump do something bad? Yes. Does the law take effect when someone does something bad? Yes. Should the law take its full cause given that Trump did something bad? Absolutely yes!

[PETRAMOTION]

Sedition will be easily proved by the fact that they had meetings ahead of time, it was all planned ahead of time. Phone records and emails and texts will prove all that easily as well as records from the Willard Hotel.

[norgerepairs]

"The Justice Dept is going to have weighty decisions about prosecuting former Presidents" !!
No, just former Presidents who are guilty of Federal crimes !!! And so far, there is only one former President to which those considerations apply.

[jesusavila]

You need to weigh the fact that the USA has never had such a criminally minded President in it's history. So do we say he was a king that can never be prosecuted or citizen of the USA where No One should be above the law .

[rachelk]

"Sure, he is to blame for trying to overturn our election, but let's give him another shot at destroying our democracy."

[randomaxe]

Waiting for this guy to say at the end, "But I'd still vote for him again."

[jeanneeber]

He's 100% to blame along with his toxic base of deplorables!

[BdR]

Ah yes let's all listen to what the laywer, who for less than a year helped the crime president do all his crimes, has to say about these crimes... 🙄 /s

[garysinnott]

Cobb said 'um' a lot while he tip toed through the minefield of saying things regarding Trump without stepping on something nasty. It also doesn't matter that Trump was president - either he's above the law or he's accountable to it. Choose wisely, your democracy hangs in the balance.

[RamblinJer]

All involved need to be charged, period!
Far greater implications if he's not.