When discussing Karoline Leavitt, former White House lawyer Ty Cobb stated that most people might largely tune her out

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was given a ‘creepy’ nickname by former White House lawyer(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

A former lawyer for President Donald Trump has criticized Karoline Leavitt for her recent comments on judges interfering in the president’s decision-making on tariffs.

Leavitt railed against the judges at the Court of International Trade that blocked Trump’s tariffs in the White House press briefing room Thursday. The decision was made this week, and Trump’s lawyers promptly appealed it to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC.

She said, “The courts should have no role here. There is a troubling and dangerous trend of unelected judges inserting themselves into the presidential decision-making process.

“America cannot function if President Trump or any other president has their sensitive diplomatic or trade negotiations railroaded by activist judges.”

Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb told CNN’s Erin Burnett on the podcast OutFront that Leavitt is “clearly so defensive and so ill-informed that people might largely [tune] her out.” He even gave her a brutal nickname.

He said: “I don’t think creepy Karoline — when she speaks — I don’t think anybody in America really takes her seriously on a matter of substance. I mean, she’s not learned by any imagination.”

He continued that Trump may not have had the authority to order the tariffs.

“The statute in question has never in history been used in connection with tariffs,” Cobb said. “So I think the likelihood is that this statute will be upheld and enforced in a way that precludes the president from trying to pretend that he has these all-encompassing powers.”

Ty Cobb, former White House lawyer, said no one listens to Karoline Leavitt(Image: AP)

The Associated Press reported that the president is facing at least seven lawsuits against the tariffs, which have been a focal point of President Trump’s trade stance.

While a president must seek congressional approval for tariffs, Trump has claimed the ability to sidestep such approval due to a national emergency status declared for the nation’s trade deficits. His tariffs have affected countries globally, sparking unpredictable market reactions.

The United States Court of International Trade decreed that “The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs,” citing the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

With the appeal, Trump’s lawyers have 14 days to submit additional evidence supporting their case.