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BREAKING: A Fuming Judge Merchan Runs Interference for Bragg, Shouts at Trump Defense Witness Robert Costello: GET OUT OF THE COURTROOM, NOW!
The Gateway Pundit ^ | 5/20/24 | Cristina Laila

Posted on 05/20/2024 3:10:13 PM PDT by blueyon

President Trump was back in a Manhattan court on Monday in Alvin Bragg’s Soviet-style ‘hush money’ lawfare trial.

The prosecutors earlier Monday rolled out their ‘star witness’ Michael Cohen, a convicted perjurer, to take the witness stand.

Cohen shocked the public when he admitted he stole tens of thousands of dollars from Trump and lied to Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg.

After the prosecution rested their case, Trump’s defense team called attorney Robert Costello to the witness stand.

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alvinbragg; arrestmerchan; convicted; convictedperjurer; hushmoneytrial; juanmerchan; judgemerchan; judicialmisconduct; merchandabragg; michaelcohen; mistrial; perjurer; robertcostello; stormydaniels; trial; trump
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To: markman46

Was posted here on FR and of course I cannot remember -

Who was it that said in response to a judge asking him if he was showing contempt for the court replied “no, I’m trying to hide it”.


101 posted on 05/20/2024 7:36:53 PM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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To: telescope115
I was once deposed by a union lawyer over a compliant I lodged over a city employee - who was fired over the incident.

After he did not get the answer he wanted he kept asking the same question with different words - very skilled.

I recognized the play and kept telling the moderator I've already answered that. The guy was a bull dog but I bested him and never budged.

102 posted on 05/20/2024 7:46:28 PM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda; Sarah Barracuda
Nobody can find out what year or the exact date he was born.

IIRC, the same was said about Judge Engoron. That seems to be a rather unusual coincidence. What could they be hiding that a proper birthdate would reveal ??? Problems with their SSN ?

103 posted on 05/20/2024 8:11:55 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Black male support per multiple interviews/polls have increased for Trump because of the injustice he is suffering


104 posted on 05/20/2024 8:28:15 PM PDT by italianquaker
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To: blueyon

Circus Bull-Sh$t Clown Show.


105 posted on 05/20/2024 9:07:44 PM PDT by Lockbar (Even when you think you finally have enough ammo, you still really don't have enough. )
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To: AuntB

Not sure campaigning would help Trump more than the lawfare on regard to winning the election. Seems the Left’s strategy is back firing.


106 posted on 05/20/2024 10:41:32 PM PDT by AndyTheBear (Certified smarter than average for my species)
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To: AFret.

“Instead of “Orange Man”, think Popeye. Our President should be referred to as “Spinach Man.””

Hair’s wrong. Accent’s wrong. Build is wrong. Squeeze is hotter. But he’s up against the Bluto DNC.


107 posted on 05/20/2024 11:20:15 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: UCANSEE2

Yes! I just now look up Merchans name on the leftist site Wikipedia, not even they know. Maybe Trumps attorneys should look into this. An illegal alien trying his case? Whoa!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Merchan


108 posted on 05/20/2024 11:32:52 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: blueyon

Okay, this idiot must be removed. Does anyone in NY care about jurisprudence?


109 posted on 05/20/2024 11:41:23 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: butterdezillion

I think you have that one pegged!


110 posted on 05/21/2024 12:00:40 AM PDT by antceecee ( )
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To: Fido969

Corruption can make people like Merchan squirm.


111 posted on 05/21/2024 3:09:10 AM PDT by Machavelli (True God)
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To: Eleutheria5

Sea Witch is the Deep State. Wimpy is a RINO. Swee’ Pea is the future generation.


112 posted on 05/21/2024 3:55:11 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: blueyon

Here is just one of the posts on “X” Merchan had jumped the shark big time and shuld be disbarred immediately.
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Sherry Kerdman
@sherry_kerdman
I practiced law and appeared before many judges in my career. I also clerked for a Superior Court judge for over a year. This type and scope of behavior from the bench was never seen in all my years of practice. Merchan is supposed to be the role model for professionalism in his courtroom but he most certainly misses the mark.
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113 posted on 05/21/2024 3:57:25 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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To: Jane Long
The bigger question if a biased as hell jury comes back with a guilty verdict is can the dirty dems keep the appeals process from happening before November. Even then it all depends who decides the appeal.If its more biased dems Trump loses if not its an easy win.
114 posted on 05/21/2024 3:59:52 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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To: Sarah Barracuda
New York City is lost, and has been for some time. They show that all the time.

However, on Warroom yesterday one spokesman chatting with Steve Bannon claimed that if our side took 34% of the vote in the region the rest of the state would go for Trump and Republicans would win NY.

Problem there is that some Republican areas have become experts at grabbing defeat from the arms of victory.

NY seems to be in play we shall see what happens.

115 posted on 05/21/2024 4:04:20 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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To: Seaplaner
https://www.law.com/2019/04/30/amid-shrinking-membership-aba-president-touts-new-dues-structure-and-focus/?slreturn=20240421070756

From what I hear many attorneys don't join the bar any more. Appears its been compromised as well.

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From the link:

ABA leadership signed off on the overhaul last August amid mounting challenges. It has lost about 56,000 dues-paying members in the past 10 years and fewer than 200,000 of its approximately 424,000 members pay dues.

Less than 13 percent of the nation’s lawyers are dues-paying members.

The associations’ general budget declined by 22 percent between 2014 and 2018, and last year it projected an additional $15 million annual loss in dues revenue without making changes. The changes are expected to result in short-term financial losses that will recover in time with membership gains.

116 posted on 05/21/2024 4:10:55 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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To: blueyon

How is this judge still on the case after this?


117 posted on 05/21/2024 4:16:04 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
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To: blueyon
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?


"Have you stopped beating your wife??? JUST ANSWER YES OR NO!"
118 posted on 05/21/2024 4:16:42 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (At the end of 2023, the country bounces along like Custer on the way to Little Big Horn)
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To: rodguy911; bitt; little jeremiah

Merchan is supposed to be the role model for professionalism in his courtroom but he most certainly misses the mark.

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could judge merchan be under the influence of his daughter lauren merchan’s consulting firm Authentic Campaigns?

in march she had raised over $93 million from dem campaign contributions.

this included:

NY Cong (D) Dan Goldman > $161,000 + cohen witness prep
Schumer’s Senate PAC - $1,657,079
Schiff - $12 million
brandon/harris - $9.6 million

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/06/politics/trump-judge-daughter-attacks-explainer/index.html


119 posted on 05/21/2024 4:52:44 AM PDT by thinden (buckle up ....)
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To: Mr. K
The bigger question is why was he picked to begin with? The entire trial is one huge dnc fabrication of the law.Lawfare at its worst. It's entire premise of making tiny crimes which the time-limit has run out on huge crimes. its totally insane and costello wants no part of it. Which is why costello had such a hard time with it. He's a big league lawyer.He worked at sdny a big time liberal govt. place in new york.

Costello is no conservative. But, he is a smart lawyer and wants no part of judge juan who will only make NYC look even worse than it does now.

120 posted on 05/21/2024 6:45:45 AM PDT by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!! ITS ALL A CONSPIRACY: UNTIL ITS NOT))
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