"I'm sure Costello was trying to hide his contempt for the court, but the judge had such a thin skin that he threatened him. He said he would strike the testimony and hold him in contempt if he rolled his eyes again. You have a constitutional right to roll your eyes and to stare at anybody. It was absurd!"
"And then, to sit so close to Cohen, watching him give lie after lie — would you believe what he actually said? He would not have accepted a pardon from Donald Trump after he had previously said he would do anything to avoid prison. He would, essentially, he would lie, he would cheat, he would do anything to avoid prison — but 'I won't accept the pardon from Donald Trump,'"
"If you believe that, I got a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn. There [were] so many lies! And then, failure to allow a full testimony from the expert when the other side was allowed to introduce letters saying — that the jury will believe it, as Jonathan correctly said — that it was illegal. 'It was illegal! It was illegal!' This expert was gonna come in and rebut that. This judge has committed more reversible errors in the one day I was in the courtroom than I've seen in years and years of practicing law."
Why do I get the feeling that Merchan is looking for an out to this fiasco but something or someone is forcing him to proceed.
“don’t roll your eyes.”
What are we.....in third grade?
And all of this nonsense is designed to tie up Trump. If somehow there is a “conviction” it will assuredly be immediately appealed due to the absurdity of the banana court. So many Constitutional violations and court errors it almost seems it is being constructed for the very purpose of setting up an appeal to further ensnare and distract Trump.
Merchan is what the judicial system ought not be. Videos of him could be used in law schools showing students how not to operate a courtroom.
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Freisler was killed in a bombing the following January. I wonder if Merchan is worried that Trump might drop a house on him, when he returns to office?
Merchan is only there to pronounce Trump “guilty”.
The Socialist Democrats know full well this joker will be reversed on appeal. They just want to convict Trump for the election,
Alan is an honest man and his willingness to speak up against the corruption of our judicial system is courageous and... prayerfully....it will prove helpful
we absolutely have to find a way to clean up the legal system or it will bury USA
Merchan is dreaming of the day, and the notoriety he will get if he becomes the judge to send Trump to jail. That is his motivation. He will be hailed as a hero in some circles, even though his reputation as a fair judge has been demolished.
Dershowitz said Costello did NOT roll his eyes and did not stare at Merchan. He said Costello acted like any normal witness. And Dershowitc was in the front row so he had a clear view.
Yet some reporter babe claimed otherwise. Makes me wonder if Merchan and the reporter babe were in cahoots to try to frame Costello so that Merchan could have an excuse to try to discredit Costello in the eyes of the jury by falsely accusing him of things he didn’t do.
[[you don’t say, ‘Jeez,’” Merchan reportedly told Costello. “You don’t give me side eye, and you don’t roll your eyes.”]]
Power Drunk! Out of control-
While not a Lawyer, I have seen directed verdicts wherein the jury finds the defendant not guilty, but the judge rejects their findings and pronounces guilt on the defendant.
Any attorneys out there think this is possible in President Trump’s trial?
Elevating idiots like Juan to the bench is yet another symptom of a nation in steep decline. It’s going to take a herculean effort to right the course of the ship of state.
From what Dershowitz said, it sounds like Merchan took it out on Costello for what Dershowitz was doing and that’s why he allowed him to stay so he could see what he made Merchan do to Costello.
Judge Jose needs to get himself a court TV gig in Mehico or maybe open a Tequila and Taqueria joint down in El Paso.
This judge deserves an AI generated recreation of his totally unconstitutional behavior. This would be so easy to recreate using AI and the transcripts from the courtroom. Create a campaign ad using this Marxist tool with his sidekick Bragg in showing the public what corruption there is in this election. These people are evil and on a mission from satan. They must take out Trump at all cost. They are eating and drinking seething hatred for every meal they take.
The Democrats/Washington blob don’t care if this farce gets overturned on appeal. That will be long after the election and they will have been able to say “Trump is a convicted felon!!!!” all through the campaign. That is what they are after. The corrupt judge knows this and therefore does not care about trampling on the constitution, or showing his obvious bias or refusing to recuse himself when he has an obvious conflict of interest. It doesn’t matter. This is about election interference.
Shows how flawed our system is that that there is no way to stop this out of control third world banana republic judge; in that we have to wait possibly a year for the apellate process to reverse. Unbelievable how a piece of —— can sit in judgement of a former POTUS.