Judge Juan Merchan sharply admonished a witness, telling him his conduct was 'contemptuous.'
A judge's angry criticism of a witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial was far more damaging than imposing a fine, a legal expert has said.Judge Juan Merchan was so angry with lawyer, Robert Costello, he cleared the courtroom of reporters and admonished him for rolling his eyes, interjecting with comments from the witness stand and calling for some comments to be stricken from the record.
He said Merchan's admonishment of Costello, an attorney, would have far greater effect than the standard $1,000 fine for contempt of court.'I believe Merchan will wait to see how Costello comports himself now,' Gillers said as Costello returned to court on Tuesday.
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