US Politics

Judge In Trump Case MELTS DOWN In Court Room

President Trump appeared in a Manhattan court on Monday in connection with Alvin Bragg’s “hush money” legal case, which has been likened to a Soviet-style lawfare trial.
Prosecutors presented their “star witness,” Michael Cohen, a convicted perjurer, to the stand earlier that day.
Cohen’s testimony shocked the public when he admitted to stealing from Trump and deceiving Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg.
Following the prosecution’s case, Trump’s defense team called attorney Robert Costello to the stand.
Costello, who previously criticized Michael Cohen as a “convicted perjurer,” also claimed that Bragg’s prosecutors had cherry-picked emails.
Judge Merchan, overseeing the case, was described as “seething” during Costello’s testimony, and he cleared the courtroom after a fiery exchange between the judge and Costello.

The trial resumed after a delay, with Judge Merchan reportedly treating Costello, a former prosecutor with the US Attorney’s Office for New York, with contempt and disrespect.

Here is the exchange between Judge Merchan and Robert Costello courtesy of TGP contributor Paul Ingrassia who is inside of the NYC courtroom live reporting:

Merchan grows irate, begins EXCORIATING Robert Costello on the stand for making a few off-handed remarks and rolling his eyes during the testimony.

Merchan: Are you staring me down right now?

Costello: I’m not.

Merchan: GET OUT OF THE COURTROOM, NOW! GET OUT OF THE COURTROOM!

*VIDEO CUTS OUT*

Paul Ingrassia, a TGP contributor present in the courtroom, described Judge Merchan’s behavior as “disgusting” and “totally inappropriate.”

Via Paul Ingrassia:

Bragg Prosecutor: Did you say Michael Cohen was acting like a drama queen? Yes or No?

Costello: I said I didn’t know if Michael Cohen was acting like a drama queen.

Merchan, again, chastises Costello from the stand: WOULD YOU JUST ANSWER YES OR NO?

Bragg Prosecutor: You don’t like drama queens, don’t you?

Judge Merchan continued to interrupt and shout at Costello, eventually ending the day’s proceedings abruptly with “have a good night.”

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