Ty Cobb, a former White House lawyer for Donald Trump, said on Jim Acosta’s podcast that the President is “clearly insane.” He questioned why Trump’s Cabinet has not moved to invoke the 25th Amendment. Mediaite highlighted these comments on Wednesday.
Cobb pointed to Trump’s recent late-night Truth Social posts about Iran, stating they showed that the president was mentally “gone.” Cobb served as a special counsel to Trump in 2017 and 2018 during the Russia investigation. He made these remarks during a Tuesday appearance on The Jim Acosta Show. “It’s not a surprise that we’re in this much trouble.
It’s not a surprise given the fact that the Cabinet will not invoke the 25th Amendment for a man who’s clearly insane,” Cobb said, according to Mediaite’s reporting.
He added that Trump’s overnight online posts highlighted “the level of his insanity and depravity.” When Acosta asked, “You think he’s just gone?” Cobb replied, “I think he’s gone.”
“I think he’s gone.” Trump’s former White House lawyer Ty Cobb says Trump is “clearly insane”. pic.twitter.com/ppoodvL8El
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) April 1, 2026
These comments came as Trump continued to make combative statements about the war with Iran and America’s NATO allies. Reuters reported Tuesday that Trump said the United States could end its military campaign in Iran within two to three weeks.
He also threatened to withdraw from NATO over what he called Europe’s lack of support. The Associated Press separately reported Wednesday that Trump’s clash with NATO allies had deepened as he criticized their response to the conflict and suggested that the U.S. might leave the alliance.
Under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment, the Vice President and a majority of the principal officers of the executive departments can send a written declaration to congressional leaders. This declaration would state that the President is unable to carry out the powers and duties of the office.
The Vice President would then immediately assume those powers as acting president. If the President contests that declaration, Congress can decide the issue. A two-thirds vote in both chambers is required to keep the vice president in charge.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump has told The Telegraph’s @connor_stringer he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of Nato after it failed to join his war on Iran.
Read the US president’s thoughts on what Putin thinks of the alliance and the UK’s reluctance to spend… pic.twitter.com/IrH3QYe3fE
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 1, 2026
Cobb has become one of Trump’s more outspoken former legal advisers. Mediaite noted that in another recent appearance on Acosta’s podcast, Cobb described Trump’s conduct as a “demented narcissistic rupture in our society.”
He criticized coverage that treated it as part of a normal political process. His latest remarks push that criticism further by directly arguing that Trump’s behavior meets the criteria for Cabinet action under the Constitution.
The 25th Amendment has been discussed during presidential crises, but Section 4 has never been used to remove a President over objections from the Oval Office. The National Constitution Center states that this provision sets a high bar.
It requires agreement from the Vice President and either the Cabinet or another body created by Congress, with Congress ultimately able to settle the matter if the President disputes the claim of inability. Cobb’s remarks do not start that process, but they add a former Trump insider’s perspective to a public debate that has resurfaced as the president’s rhetoric on Iran becomes more volatile.
