Ex-Trump White House Lawyer Shocks Erin Burnett by Predicting Trump Will Be Sent to Jail for Violating Gag Order: ‘That’ll Be an Incredible Thing’

A former White House lawyer predicted Donald Trump will be sent to jail for violating a gag order in one of his federal cases.

Ty Cobb said Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case against Trump in Washington, D.C. stemming from his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election, will have no choice but to send him to the clink to get him to abide by a partial gag order she imposed earlier this month. The order bars Trump from attacking court staff and witnesses. His lawyers are appealing the order, but Chutkan said it will remain in place while they do so.

The former president has repeatedly attacked Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is prosecuting the case. Trump has also said that agreeing to cooperate with the prosecution is something “weaklings” and “cowards” do.

Appearing on Monday’s OutFront on CNN, Cobb, who served in the Trump White House, stunned Erin Burnett with his prognostication.

“One other thing I wanted to ask you about just as a quick follow here before we go on the point about the gag order,” she said. “So, where does he end up on this?”

“Well, the New York judge fined him $10,000,” Cobb replied, referring to Trump’s civil trial in New York, where a judge has fined him $15,000 total for violating a gag order in that case. “That’s in a civil case. That’s not as consequential as Judge Chutkan’s case… I think she’ll come in with a much heavier penalty, and ultimately, I think he’ll spend a night or a weekend in jail.”

“Wow,” Burnett said, taken aback.

“I think it’s gonna take that,” Cobb told her. “I think it’ll take that to stop him.”

“Wow, that’ll be an incredible thing to actually see happen,” the host responded.

Watch above via CNN.

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