Judge Merchan just cleared the entire courtroom after feuding with Trump’s witness Bob Costello
SHAM TRIAL pic.twitter.com/IEEBA8Song
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) May 20, 2024
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*
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!…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
BREAKING: Trial now resumes after delay following fiery exchange between Merchan and Costello about courtroom conduct.
Merchan is absolutely seething over Costello’s damning testimony. The type of treatment Costello, an experienced prosecutor who once worked for the US…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
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?
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…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
BREAKING: Merchan, visibly exasperated, hastily ends the day’s proceedings. Implores jurors to not research the case, through media, email, telephone, texts, or the internet. Reminds them they should not Google or discuss the case outside the courtroom.
Abruptly says “have a…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
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