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who was called "contemptuous"while testifying. The judge also threatened to strike all of Costello's testimony from the record if he continues to act out in court.of witness testimony. The prosecution rested yesterday, and Donald Trump's attorneys have not said whether the former president will testify in his own defense.
Yet, today, the prosecution has effectively painted him as working to keep Cohen quiet and then being angry when he failed — using his own emails against him.That was a masterclass in effective cross. Not only did Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger use Costello’s own emails against him brilliantly, but she kept calling back to his statement yesterday that an email spoke for itself —making his responses this morning seem less credible.
Trump insisted that his lawyers have presented a “phenomenal case” in the hush money trial and that"we’ve won the case by any standard.”Hoffinger started her cross-examination of Costello with a series of questions about emails he provided to the district attorney's office — including one message from Cohen in which he told Costello to stop contacting him.
In response to Merchan’s excoriation of Robert Costello’s grumblings during his testimony, Perry said she and her client had left the courthouse by the time Costello took the stand but argued that Costello’s behavior underscores Cohen’s testimony about his distrust in Costello.,' a legal term, and I think not -- not overly surprising given what we heard from the witness stand,” Perry said.
Costello returns to the stand, and his demeanor will be under close scrutiny, particularly by Judge Merchan.
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