“It has been an honor to serve the country in this capacity at the White House,” he said. “I wish everybody well moving forward.”
President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to hire Emmet T. Flood to replace him. Flood represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment.
The New York Times noted that Cobb had urged the president to take a more cooperative approach with special counsel Robert Mueller.
“For several weeks Ty Cobb has been discussing his retirement and last week he let Chief of Staff Kelly know he would retire at the end of this month,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said.
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