Defendant Trump's Former White House Lawyer Says Trump Could Be Charged
With Conspiracy, Obstruction, And Aiding Insurrectionists Related To The
Capitol Riot

Trump's one-time White House lawyer told CNN he thinks the former
president could be indicted in Jack Smith's Capitol riot investigation
as soon as Thursday. Ty Cobb also said he thinks Trump could be
charged with conspiracy, obstruction, and aiding insurrectionists.
Smith's office informed Trump that he was a target in the
investigation over the weekend.

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Former President Donald Trump's one-time White House counsel said Tuesday
that if Trump is indicted in the Justice Department's Capitol riot probe,
it'll happen as soon as Thursday and no later than Monday.

Ty Cobb, who served as Trump's White House special counsel in 2017 and
2018, told CNN's Erin Burnett that he believes Trump will be charged with
obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, and
conspiracy to defraud the US. He added that he also thinks there's a
chance Trump could be charged with giving aid and comfort to
insurrectionists.

"There are a variety of ways to charge this that all boil down to the same
conduct," Cobb told CNN Tuesday.

Specifically, he was referring to Trump's efforts to pressure then-Vice
President Mike Pence to reject electors from battleground states that Joe
Biden won in the 2020 election; efforts to stop some of those states from
certifying Biden's victory; and his potential interference with witnesses.

"There's an outside chance that he could be charged with giving aid and
comfort to the insurrectionists," Cobb added, "as a result of his three
hours of inaction" on the day of the Capitol riot, and his "intervening
message calling Pence a coward."

Cobb has long believed that special counsel Jack Smith's investigation
into the Capitol riot is the most dangerous legal threat the former
president faces.

"No matter what, the most serious case he faces is the January 6
investigation," Cobb told Insider last August. "Not necessarily because of
January 6 alone but coupled with the fake electors scheme and the
interference alleged in Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere."

"That's the case that has him at the most risk and is more at the heart of
what the Justice Department would take seriously," he added.

Trump said on Truth Social Tuesday that Smith's office sent him a letter
over the weekend formally notifying him that he is a target for criminal
prosecution in connection to the sprawling January 6 investigation. Target
letters often � but not always � precede an indictment, in which
prosecutors formally lay out the criminal charges they're bringing against
someone.

Trump's announcement Tuesday was the biggest sign yet that he could be
indicted for a third time. He was previously charged in New York in
connection to a $130,000 payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels,
and he was federally indicted in Florida in relation to his handling of
classified documents.

Insider reached out to a lawyer for Trump for comment.

An Omaha man accused of shooting into a crowd of people outside a north Omaha home in October, striking and killing a 19-year-old woman, was ordered held without bail Monday.

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Trenelle Miller

Trenelle Miller, 30, is the second person to be arrested in relation to the killing of Dontayzhia Swift, 19, on Oct. 4. He was arrested on Friday and charged with first-degree murder, discharging a firearm at an occupied home, two counts of use of a firearm to commit a felony and possessing a firearm as a felon.

Miller appeared in court Monday and was ordered to be held in custody without bail. He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing in January.

Miller's co-defendant, 28-year-old Markel Devers, was arrested within days of the shooting and faces similar charges. According to testimony from prosecutors, Miller is suspected of being the shooter and Devers is alleged to have been the getaway driver.

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A man has been charged with attempted second-degree murder and related charges after allegedly stabbing a woman while sexually assaulting her Monday in Crystal. She is, however, expected to recover from the attack.

Cortez Banks, 27, of Brooklyn Park, is charged with attempted intentional second-degree murder, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, and domestic abuse while violating an order of protection.

According to a warrant, on Monday, Crystal police responded to a 911 call from a woman screaming "my baby, my baby" from an apartment near 5500 Douglas Drive North. Upon arrival, police found a female victim on a bed with stab wounds. She was unconscious and had no pulse.

Police performed life-saving measures. She was taken to the hospital where she is undergoing treatment and is expected to recover, according to Crystal Police Deputy Chief Brian Hubbard.

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In the apartment, the warrant states an officer found Banks, who they knew from "prior police contacts," nude. They found a "significant amount" of blood in the bedroom and a knife on the bed.

Banks entered the apartment and went into the victim’s bedroom, according to the warrant. She grabbed her 2-year-old child and ran into a relative’s bedroom — who was present in the room — and locked the door. Banks kicked open the door and "ended up on the bed" with the victim. Banks had sex with her while simultaneously stabbing her with a knife, according to the relative’s witness account.

The witness also suffered minor defensive stab wounds and was released from the hospital after a short stay, according to police.

Banks had previously been served an order of protection against the victim and had been arrested before for violating the order.

Officers took him into custody; he had minor stab wounds. He received treatment at North Memorial and was booked into Hennepin County Jail early Tuesday morning.

The Crystal Police Department is expecting to do a follow-up on the case in recognition of upcoming Domestic Violence Awareness Month, as an example of when things can "go bad."

Banks had his first appearance Wednesday and his bail was set at $750,000. He has an upcoming hearing on Oct. 5.

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