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Former Biglaw Partner Ty Cobb Skewers Judge Aileen Cannon In No-Holds-Barred Interview

You can feel the judge's bias in her orders.

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It’s not often that “incompetence and inexperience” is considered the kinder explanation for someone’s behavior. But such is the case with former Biglaw partner/White House attorney Ty Cobb. The cable news circuit regular — and his signature mustache —  are back with a folksy way of cutting through the right-wing BS.

The latest target of Cobb’s ire is the judicial stylings of one Aileen Cannon — which, in fairness, leave a lot to be mocked. Judge Cannon ordered both sides to submit proposed jury instructions in the Trump document case before her assuming the former president’s interpretation of the Presidential Records Act. Special Counsel Jack Smith argued that relied on a “fundamentally flawed legal premise.”

Cobb told CNN’s Erin Burnett, “I think the [Special Counsel’s] filing today makes it plain that she has to rule, and if she doesn’t rule under either scenario, they’ll be in a position to take her up to the 11th Circuit. And I think the 11th Circuit will likely take her off the case.”

And he doesn’t buy the excuse that Cannon is merely bumbling through the high-profile litigation as best she can, “I think the evidence is just too overwhelming.” He continued, “I mean, yes, she may be incompetent but at this stage of the game, her incompetence is so gross that I think it clearly creates the perception of partiality and her attempt to put her thumb on the scale. So, I think that should disqualify her.”

Cobb continued, pulling exactly zero punches when asked “Why do you think Judge Cannon’s stalling it?”

“I recognize that many commentators today have tried to be polite about Judge Cannon’s missteps here and suggesting that they relate somehow to her experience or incompetence,” Cobb said.

“I think the evidence of her bias is pretty palpable at this stage of the game.”

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Cannon ruled today against Trump’s motion to dismiss, but left open the possibility the former president could use the Presidential Records Act defense at trial. Indeed, she pushed back on the Special Counsel’s request for a ruling on the matter, as reported by CNN.

Cannon, in the new order, pushed back on special counsel Jack Smith’s request that she make a final ruling on whether the theory can be used at trial, so that prosecutors could appeal to the 11th Circuit. She said that “demand” was “unprecedented and unjust.”

Which pretty much plays right into Cobb’s interpretation of what’s really going on here.

Watch the full interview below.

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