Ethics Expert on Ty Cobb’s Steakhouse Disclosures: He Blew It

When Ty Cobb joined President Trump’s legal team in July, Bloomberg News reported that he was “intended to be traffic cop, enforcer of discipline” on matters related to the ongoing investigation of Russian involvement in the 2016 election.

This week, some attorneys were left wondering if that discipline applies to professional ethics.

On Sunday, a New York Times reporter revealed he had overheard Cobb and Trump attorney John Dowd “casually and loudly” discussing the investigation and Cobb’s dispute with White House counsel Don McGahn while eating at a popular Washington, D.C. steakhouse. The reporter even snapped a picture of the two ...