Trump threatens legal action against 'libelous' former White House lawyer Ty Cobb

Former President Donald Trump lashed out at former White House lawyer Ty Cobb in a rant on his Truth Social platform on Monday evening, appearing to threaten legal action against him.

"Ty Cobb is a disgruntled former Lawyer, who represented me long ago, and knows absolutely nothing about the Boxes Hoax being perpetrated upon me by the DOJ for purposes of interfering with the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election, where I am substantially leading all “comers,” including Republicans and Democrats," wrote Trump.

"His words are angry, nasty, and libelous, only because I did not continue using him (and paying him), and for good reason," Trump continued. "He will be held legally responsible for his false statements!"

Cobb has been one of the most prominent figures warning that the former president is in serious legal jeopardy in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation of classified documents hoarded at Mar-a-Lago. In May, Cobb said that Trump will "go to jail" for his attempts to conceal the documents from authorities.

Trump has claimed that he had the authority to declassify the documents he took — even without telling anyone or going through any formalized process. But a reported audiotape reveals Trump telling guests at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey he couldn't share with them classified information in a document he held detailing a plan to strike Iran, suggesting he knew his claims about classification power weren't true. Cobb has said the audio "eviscerates" his defense.

This comes as the president's lawyers met with Jack Smith and DOJ prosecutors, as a charging decision is expected soon in the investigation.