Ex-Trump lawyer says president using Comey indictment to conceal being criminal'

"Trump wants to rewrite history so that the next generation may not know that he incited a violent insurrection, refused to peacefully transfer the power of the presidency after losing an election, stole classified documents and showed them to friends and guests at Mar-a-Lago, and that he was a criminal, Cobb said. He's a convicted felon. All, anybody involved in those events that offended him, they're in real danger."

"He laid out why he thought the indictment against Comey, for allegedly lying to Congress, was fatally flawed; and assailed Trump's appointment of a White House aide with no prosecutorial experience to pursue the case, after he fired a federal prosecutor, Erik Siebert, when he declined to bring charges. So, you have the rewriting history stuff. The US attorney that he appointed, his personal lawyer Lindsey Halligan, her role previously in the administration was, you know, trying to eliminate the theory that, you know, America"

"The indictment of former FBI director James Comey is part of a concerted effort by Donald Trump to rewrite history in his favor, a former senior White House lawyer claimed on Sunday as he warned of more retribution to come for the president's political opponents. Ty Cobb, who defended Trump's first administration during the Mueller investigation into his 2016 campaign's alleged collusion with Russia, also told CBS that he doubted Comey would be convicted, if the case ever reached trial."

Donald Trump is pursuing legal and political moves aimed at reshaping public memory and targeting political opponents for retribution. The indictment of former FBI director James Comey is presented as part of that effort. The stated goals include obscuring alleged actions such as inciting a violent insurrection, refusing to peacefully transfer presidential power after losing an election, and stealing and showing classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. The Comey indictment is criticized as legally flawed, and the prosecution advanced after a federal prosecutor declined to bring charges and was replaced by an inexperienced White House aide.

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