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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.

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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: butterdezillion

They all have cell phones— and those are NOT policed. They will most certainly look up what the hell happened and see this set up. Hanging the jury and the trial.


41 posted on 05/20/2024 3:48:40 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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To: blueyon

The judge realizes that the case, and his career are both imploding.

He’s now resorted to reading minds looking for evidence.


42 posted on 05/20/2024 3:50:12 PM PDT by NoLibZone (Sadly,a ranchers right to shoot their dog is a bigger issue to conservatives than Christian rights.)
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To: hole_n_one

Pretty sure it was the prosecutor rolling his eyes at defense questions of their own witness. Rolling his eyes where the judge would.. “get the signal”. Costello is very sharp, and not an eye roller. Longtime history as Federal prosecutor and... a dem to boot! The transcript of these exchanges would be nice to have.


43 posted on 05/20/2024 3:51:23 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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To: jacknhoo

“Wow, I hope the jury sees this trial for what it is. I will be impressed if a Manhattan jury realizes they are being played”

If they are anti-Trump they may not care about justice.


44 posted on 05/20/2024 3:54:06 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: John S Mosby
Could be….
I’m just going by press report accounts of those in the courtroom, and of course, their versions may be tailored to fit whatever leftist bias that they are infected with.
45 posted on 05/20/2024 3:55:12 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: Parley Baer
Where's Al Pacino when you need him?


46 posted on 05/20/2024 3:56:15 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: blueyon

How freaking childish. This guy shows no professionalism whatsoever..


47 posted on 05/20/2024 3:56:56 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Desron13

Chris Rock said it best you are making Trump into Tupac and he is going to be unstoppable


48 posted on 05/20/2024 3:58:37 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: bray

“NYC is a turd world country.”

The entire Northeast is part of the EU. :)


49 posted on 05/20/2024 3:59:12 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: butterdezillion

A judge tells me not to investigate online or see tonight’s news…. That means that is precisely what Justice demands I do.


50 posted on 05/20/2024 4:05:54 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI. )
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To: jacknhoo

When the defense gives their final argument it needs to tell the jury, “The prosecution is COUNTING on you to be so biased that you’ll ignore their clearly meritless case, and convict anyway. That’s how much disdain they have for you. Prove them wrong.”


51 posted on 05/20/2024 4:06:21 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: blueyon
“Merchan is visibly perturbed, condescending, and downright abusive of the witness on the stand. Outrageous behavior from a judge, and totally inappropriate for any courtroom! No decorum whatsoever!” Ingrassia said...

The judge realizes he's become a joke among people with sense. Costello can mop the flood with the 'da judge'...an idiot fool. Merchan thought he could whore for the democrat party and 'win'. He can't. This outburst is just more proof of that.

52 posted on 05/20/2024 4:07:19 PM PDT by GOPJ (FOX NEWS - Send your breakfast teams to black community restauratns. We'd like to hear first hand)
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To: markman46

👍


53 posted on 05/20/2024 4:08:00 PM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: bitt
How can a judge throw a witness out of the courtroom while testifying?????

Kanga rules...

54 posted on 05/20/2024 4:08:35 PM PDT by null and void (Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you, except our side, of course!)
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To: mbrfl

Tyrants always reveal themselves in the end.


55 posted on 05/20/2024 4:09:03 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Nobody can find out what year or the exact date he was born. He was born in Columbia. Is he here on an expired visa?


56 posted on 05/20/2024 4:09:05 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: falcon99; Lazamataz
Laz, you forget that you are not mentally ill like they are.

Facts not in evidence...

57 posted on 05/20/2024 4:12:02 PM PDT by null and void (Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you, except our side, of course!)
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To: bitt

Make no mistake this judge will have a conviction after he instructs the jury and he will sentence Trump to prison and he won’t leave him out pending appeal. This will have a major impact on the election and I suspect re-elect Joe Biden or whoever the Democrats replace him with at the convention.

There is plenty of reversible error in this trial and a fairly good chance the conviction will be overturned but I would not bet on that happening at the first appelate level. More likely in the top state court or federal court. That may not do Trump much good in the election. We are headed for a real political crisis in this country and at least a cold civil war with a very good chance of turning violent because there do not appear to be any adults in the Democrat Party.


58 posted on 05/20/2024 4:12:46 PM PDT by your other brother
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To: John S Mosby

It just seemed interesting to me that Merchan seems to want the jurors to voluntarily sequester themselves, now that even “mainstream” sources are noting how corrupt this whole thing is.

He’s seemed willing to keep everybody but Trump from being able to be heard but right now it’s everybody but Trump who are starting to see the same things Trump has said all along, and hearing it from people who aren’t Trump - but are indeed very much against Trump - is more dangerous to Merchan than anything he would have gagged Trump himself from saying. So he tells the jurors to stop listening to what the rest of the world is saying. And to not research things such as what the defense witness that was denied (the FEC guy?) would say if Merchan allowed him to testify. If the jurors do take a peek at what the real world is saying they might not like the way they are being played.

And I can’t help but think that the 2 attorneys in the jury have got to be wondering what effect it would have on their law license and their credibility if they voted to convict Trump after all this crap. They must see what is going on.


59 posted on 05/20/2024 4:18:01 PM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: DesertRhino

Yup. Especially if this is the first time he’s done it; tells you he doesn’t want you to see what people are saying about how the day went...


60 posted on 05/20/2024 4:18:55 PM PDT by butterdezillion
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