"The Huffington Post" : Donald Trump Taps New Lawyer To Manage His Response To The Russia Spiral

Moscow has denied any interference and the president has denied any collusion. WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a statement on Saturday that veteran Washington lawyer Ty Cobb will serve as special counsel, and sources familiar with the hiring said Cobb would handle the White House's response to Russia-related investigations. A federal special counsel and several congressional panels are investigating allegations by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and potential connections between Russian officials and the Trump campaign. Cobb, a partner at the law firm Hogan Lovells in Washington, is expected to be an intermediary between the White House and Congress, as well as outside attorneys as probes into the Trump campaign's connections to Russia continue.


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Donald Trump names Ty Cobb as White House special counsel in light of ongoing Russia investigation

from Harvard College, according to the White House. Mr. Cobb, a partner at the Washington law firm Hogan Lovells who specializes in white-collar crime, will oversee the White House response to the Russia issue and coordinate with Mr. Trump's outside counsel, Marc Kasowitz. Mr. Cobb is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a former Federal prosecutor. President Trump announced Saturday the appointment of attorney Ty Cobb as a special counsel, positioning the former federal prosecutor as the White House point man for responding to the ongoing investigation into Russian election meddling and allegations of collusion. The hiring of Mr. Cobb comes amid intensified scrutiny of the Trump campaign ties to Moscow following revelation that Donald Trump Jr. meeting with a Russian lawyer during the presidential race.

Russia Isn't Delivering for Donald Trump

Mr. Trump also seemed far too solicitous in agreeing with Mr. Putin to create a joint working group on cybersecurity, an offer Mr. Trump withdrew after an avalanche of bipartisan criticism. But on a wide range of issues, Mr. Putin seems unwilling to cooperate, and Mr. Trump doesn't much seem to care. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWith Russia's oil-dependent economy in trouble, Mr. Putin wants all sanctions lifted now. The bottom line is that Mr. Trump's obsequiousness has yielded few results. But there is no reason to entertain these requests until Mr. Putin has pledged not to interfere in future American elections.


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