Posted on 03/20/2023 7:42:47 AM PDT by Twotone
Monday's surprise grand jury witness in the New York "hush-money" investigation into Donald Trump is Giuliani lawyer Robert Costello, a source familiar with the investigation confirmed to Insider.
Star prosecution witness Michael Cohen is also making himself available Monday, in case Manhattan prosecutors decide to call him before the grand jury to give rebuttal testimony, Cohen told Insider.
Trump on Sunday posted on Truth Social that "the most important witness" will testify before the grand jury on Monday, teasing the testimony would come from "a highly respected lawyer" who once represented Cohen, though he did not mention Costello by name.
"THE INFORMATION HE WILL PRESENT WILL SUPPOSEDLY BE CONCLUSIVE AND IRREFUTABLE! WITCH HUNT!!!" Trump wrote in his all-caps post.
News that as many as two witnesses — Costello and Cohen — may now need to testify before the grand jury can vote provides new clues to the timing for any indictment.
The grand jury meets in secret on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons, and will next convene for three hours on Monday.
The grand jurors must hear all evidence and then be informed of the relevant law — called being "charged" — by prosecutors before they can begin deliberations and voting.
(Excerpt) Read more at insider.com ...
There is no crime. Any indictment is political.
Why will Ron DeSantis not denounce Nazi collaborator George Soros interfering in our elections like this? I have NO use for him if he won’t.
That imprisoned dirtbag attorney taking her money was the cherry on the top of the sh!t sundae they both deserve.
So, Michael Cohen is an attorney who was hand picked by Trump, who worked for him at least a dozen years, who was Trump’s fixer?
Wow, Trump has an amazingly consistent record on hiring people. He trusted this man,and now we are here.
Do you think they care about her?
Who are “they” and who is “her”?
People said the same of the Bill Cosby case.
They managed to put him in jail for two to three years before the spa Supreme Court grew a set.
A Grand Jury is a one-sided process, the Prosecution only calls witnesses who can help indict the accused.
The only reason the NY Prosecutors would call Costello is because he provided some type of hard evidence that it was Cohen and not Trump who was behind the scheme to pay off Daniels. If the evidence is in the Prosecutor’s hands, they can’t ignore it or else they’ll get burned when Trump’s lawyers ask why they indicted Trump when they had evidence Trump was innocent.
The Prosecutors are going to put Cohen back on the stand so he lie his butt off and deny whatever Costello says, which will provide cover for the Prosecutors later on.
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