Former Trump White House Lawyer Says DOJ Prosecutors ‘Have Their Foot on His Neck’

BURNETT But now we ░░░░░░░░ the special counsel has ░░░░░░░░ tape of Trump admitting ░░░░░░░░ are limits on his ░░░░░░░░ to declassify documents Let ░░░░░░░░ just start with that ░░░░░░░░ very specific point What ░░░░░░░░ that mean for possible ░░░░░░░░ here COBB Well it ░░░░░░░░ mean two things One ░░░░░░░░ further enhances the obstruction ░░░░░░░░ because it eviscerates the ░░░░░░░░ defenses that Trump has ░░░░░░░░ forward you know the ░░░░░░░░ being that merely by ░░░░░░░░ documents he declassifies them ░░░░░░░░ that he has the ░░░░░░░░ if he is playing ░░░░░░░░ the ducks in the ░░░░░░░░ tub to declassify them ░░░░░░░░ his own mind Those ░░░░░░░░ out the door now ░░░░░░░░ he s admitted that ░░░░░░░░ understood there were restraints ░░░░░░░░ what he could do ░░░░░░░░ documents as we know ░░░░░░░░ the 16 agency letters ░░░░░░░░ were disclosed two weeks ░░░░░░░░ and the multiple people ░░░░░░░░ advised him to that ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ s Office upon his ░░░░░░░░ So that s a ░░░░░░░░ fact This makes it ░░░░░░░░ to prove but it ░░░░░░░░ t it s not ░░░░░░░░ real dispute On the ░░░░░░░░ hand it does show ░░░░░░░░ he s been deceptive ░░░░░░░░ his own statements The ░░░░░░░░ is it could put ░░░░░░░░ pressure on Jack Smith ░░░░░░░░ tie the obstruction case ░░░░░░░░ the actual possession and ░░░░░░░░ or dissemination of the ░░░░░░░░ documents Now whether he ░░░░░░░░ or not is of ░░░░░░░░ for him to decide ░░░░░░░░ s a strategic decision ░░░░░░░░ know my own view ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t need ░░░░░░░░ you know extend or ░░░░░░░░ the obstruction case by ░░░░░░░░ on the burden of ░░░░░░░░ classified documents case because ░░░░░░░░ gets the full benefit ░░░░░░░░ the classified documents evidence ░░░░░░░░ in through statements like ░░░░░░░░ So I think that ░░░░░░░░ makes the obstruction case ░░░░░░░░ compelling It could add ░░░░░░░░ two cases the obstruction ░░░░░░░░ the possession and use ░░░░░░░░ the classified information together ░░░░░░░░ that would delay things ░░░░░░░░ I think I don ░░░░░░░░ see any eagerness on ░░░░░░░░ part of Jack Smith ░░░░░░░░ his team to slow ░░░░░░░░ I think they have ░░░░░░░░ think they have their ░░░░░░░░ on his neck I ░░░░░░░░ that Trump as he ░░░░░░░░ three days before he ░░░░░░░░ indicted by Alvin Bragg ░░░░░░░░ raising money today on ░░░░░░░░ alleged coming indictment by ░░░░░░░░ Smith So I think ░░░░░░░░ and his own team ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ quickly.”