The judge overseeing the Trump hush money trial cleared the press from the courtroom after admonishing a witness called by former President Trump’s lawyers, Robert Costello, for commenting on objections and his rulings. NBC News’ Dasha Burns has details on the exchange and what Costello was being questioned about.
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#Trump #Trial #Court
When you know the case is a failure you have to play dirty.
Yup, that’s what Alvin, Merchan, Engmoron, and Latitia have been doing.
Trump is losing yes.
@@ariaflame-au how is it possible for any of you liberals to say that?
Stormy testimony is what Amber Heard did in Johnny Depp’s bed, and “the fixer” just blew up the case! How is it even possible for you to think that Trump is losing? 🤣🤣😂 🤦 😂😂🤣🤣
@@ariaflame-au TDS TDS TDS
A corrupt judge in a sham “trial”(persecution). That judge should be disbarred and thrown in jail!
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..because your butt hurts?
No such thing exists.
That you and the Usual Suspects are either too stupid/Ignorant or evil to know that Judges clearing the Courtroom happens ALL THE TIME.
The whole country knows that Trump will definitely win in November. The only way Biden and his buddies can win is by using judges who act above the law to hold Trump back. President Trump, God bless and stay strong. Thank you for saving our country.
So why didn’t the judge charge him for contempt of court, for lying under oath,
Judge would of if it was one of us,
The star witness is a convicted purger so their case relies on these lies.
Because the Judge himself is part of the NY war machine
Contempt could come later, purjory is up to the prosecutor to charge.
@@AlbertErb-zv8hl Trump said he would testify as a witness so he would be the star witness.
would have *
The judge is afraid of his own punishment when this comes to an end! Can you say, “set up”🤔🤔
What tf are you even going on about? Take your medication
Yes, but can you say evidence ? Is there any evidence that would convince you Trump is wrong ? If not then just admit you are in a cult.
💙💙
Trump & Trumpers never abide the
Rule of Law & Order
what a child pumpkin
Trump is hurt by this mobster lawyer taking the stand. Trump wants to be convicted. That’s the only explanation for putting this mafia family member on the stand.
Propaganda.
Anyone with common sense knows this sham is obviously to make President Trump look bad to the people not paying attention and to keep him from campaigning.. anyone who claims to disagree is a sad liar
Actually this is to protect Trump. He trying to get his lawyers to stop undermining Trump’s case with his childish behavior.
They should air the trial on The Jerry Springer show where it belongs…😅😂🇺🇸✌🏻🍻
I miss Jerry Springer.
@@robynmasters335Jerry springer hated trump
@@terrymckenzie8786 the show hated trump but jerry liked trump
@@Gwar-Deth Jerry hated trump. You can see an interview of Springer calling Trumps popularity due to white racists only.
kangaroo court kangaroo news
Costello is a former federal prosecutor turned defense lawyer who spent decades in New York’s legal sphere. He may know when things are not as they should be in a case and court. Interesting times we are in.
He should also know how to behave in a trial which apparently he doesn’t or considers himself above the judge
😂😂😂 Rudy was too… He just got served. 😂😂😂
Costello is a fraud and hack that only the clueless, willfully ignorant goons of MAGA world give credibility to.
judge didn’t want to continue the ‘show’
Yup. Things weren’t going his way
@@Cmxx1vor yours evidently.
And seems you can’t deal with reality, just like stinky 🖕
@@MatthewBaileyBeAfraid and what is it?
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸Trump 2024🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Much like NBC is a travesty of news…. this court case is a travesty to American justice. Bombshell!…. Michael Cohen LIED LIED AND LIED SOME MORE! Admitted that he stole $30K from Trump and that HE(Michael Cohen) paid Daniels by taking a mortgage out on his house WITHOUT TRUMP’S KNOWLEDGE. So, of course the BIAS POS “Judge” would empty court reporters to delay this evidence in Trump’s favor. This is a RIGGED COURT FROM JUDGE TO JURY AND THEY SHOULD ALL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ABUSE OF AUTHORITY, ABUSE OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND ELECTION INTERFERENCE!!!
cheap theatrics ain’t gonna work. it shows contempt and the jury picked up on it.
You are right, the judges cheap theatrics are certainly being picked up on by the jury, not that they need any more reasons to quit trump in this farce of a trial.
This case is a mockery of the justice system. The only thing this case proves is that if a corrupt justice system wants to go after someone who is innocent (Trump in this case), they can ram the case through in a corrupt jurisdiction (like NYC) regardless of the facts.
Election interference is a serious crime.
Lol a real upfront un bias above board trial. Sorry no media or witnesses then obviously a corrupt fake trial.
Punishment is coming for the crooked judge.
@fbi.gov/tips #fbi
No such thing exists.
Being so enormously ignorant of the Law and how it functions is the far greater threat than a Judge doing EXACTLY what is done in EVERY COURT in the USA, when a Witness Threatens the Jury.
Cohen Stealing from Trump isn’t relevant to that, or this case.
Two Wrongs do not cancel each other out.
Two Wrongs do not make a Right.
I would think anyone over the age of Five who actually grew-up would know that.
Trumps why u fallenGod. Fell himself. And. Gods child and children. ?
The People deserves to see what’s happening He has nothing to hide Double Justice
They do. Clearing Courtrooms is one of the most common things that happens in Courthouses.
And it occurs when one person in the Courtroom is threatening one or more others in the Courtroom, specifically Juries, or the Audience.
This is something so easy to discover that it would be surprising that you and the rest of the Cult of Chicken Little (the Sky is Falling) Trump didn’t do so were it not for the obvious and completely unsurprising reasons why you didn’t and won’t.
Or you will find some outlandish Confirmation Bias Right-Wing site that echoes your narrative without actually explaining the Process, Mechanisms, and that the Attorneys CAN question it (if they want to wind up in jail with the offender).
Actually if the jury and the public were to see that it would significantly hurt Trump and his case. This was done to protect the integrity of the case for Trump’s benefit.
Trump the whiny baby has a whiny baby defense witness. How appropriate
You are so prejudice and so uninformed NBCMSN has scrubbed clean your reasoning brain try a reboot
Trump is like Chicken Little (The Sky is Falling).
Chicken Little Don has a crusade to warn everyone about the Sky Falling on the USA, and that the “Democrats” are using “Jewish Space Lasers” to aim the sky at their heads (and his specifically).
I have often wondered why no one pulls a Cyrano DeBergerac on him (The Insult Scene: “You sir! Have a VERY LARGE Nose!”
And Cyrano says “That’s all you have??? You see… “THIS NOSE,” and all you two can say about it is that it is Very Large’. I could come up with a dozen better insults about my nose, and put them to rhyme for your entertainment, but I suspect you are not capable of understanding it” (Paraphrased — He intentionally insults their intelligence so that they challenge him to a duel, where he not only delivers his better insults, but skewers the pair of them in parts of the body mentioned in the Sonnet he composes on the spot).
The more modern version, “Roxanne” with Steve Martin as “C. D. Bales”(DeBergerac) has him do something similar to a guy in a bar, and Ad-Libbed the Entire Scene in doing so (He and Robin Williams are/were some of the Best Comedic Ad Lib Artists on Earth. Much of it has to do with their expansive educations and voracious reading).
Costello knows the truth and every one can see how bias this judge is. It’s enraging to hear and see what’s going on in that courtroom. Costello is in his rights to roll his eyes. The proble here is the Judges ego.
F…n sham trial. Banana Republic here we are.
What if he’s found not guilty by a jury of his peers? You guys just love to moan and cry 🤡
Donald Trump, is that you? Oh no, sorry it was just the person you had down there with his face in your pants.
Imagine being a guy who believes a billionaire known scam artist sleazy salesman who f**ks pornstars, over the entire U.S. justice system. How do you live with yourself, can I ask?
No such thing exists
Correct
Seinfeld was about nothing.
This trial is about negative nothing!
Negative Nothing is “Something.”
You don’t know math well do you.
@@MatthewBaileyBeAfraid did I hurt your feelings?? lol
@@MarRon98 no, we would have to care about you in order for you to do that
A big nothing 🍔
It’s ok the be wrong Democrats. But to be wrong this many times and not see anything wrong with your support, that’s on you.
No such thing exists.
The democrats aren’t the ones having to make up things like “Alternative Facts,” or draw on weather Maps with a Sharpie to avoid having to admit an error.
I think Trump getting down in the trenches and experiencing what the underbelly of DNC Socialists are REALLY like will be enormously beneficial to him as POTUS again!
Major Trump nut swinger there-
Judge Merchant’s Soviet show-trial is falling apart.
Even the MSM is seeing it!
Biden must be filling his Depends regularly.
Trumps circus clowns everywhere
And the judge is the ring master. 😅
What is the Crime? today proven Cohen is a thief
I just love the comments from the clueless cult members that only watch Fox and OAN then come here to troll with their pure ignorance. God bless.
MAGA 2024 💪💪💪
@@tle9128
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys
My Attorney Got Arrested.
Did the poor little judge get his feelings hurt because he sucks!
I guess the Rule of Law is not something you respect either.
ANY sort of “But! But! But!…” is a confirmation of that at this point.
@@MatthewBaileyBeAfraid the rule of law is a concept that only has value when those upholding it are honorable and respectable. I respect the rule of law however, I do not respect those whom I see claiming to uphold it while being corrupt within.
Cohen STOLE $30k from Trump. No way he is believable. Trump 2024!
Trump pays all your salaries, remember that. 😊
Costello auditioning for the role of Attorney General in the next Trump administration 😂
Clearly, the dude is drowning and gasping for air. That what you get when you enter the Trump Swamp and can’t get out anymore. In the mean time we’ll all just stand here and watch him go under. Shouldn’t take too long.
Sure, let Stormy and Cohen ramble on and on but gag the defense witness. Costello probably is as shocked at Merchand’s bias as anybody but NBC.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS INNOCENT THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN A KANGAROO COURT WHIPPED UP BY THE BIDEN AND THE DEMONRATS
THE STORM IS COMING.
VERY TRUE ! Just wait when the evidence comes out leading to DNC and Biden and dirty GARLAND AND OBAMA and Clintons
😂😂😂 The Kraken Lady and her crackhead team were humiliated. Rudy just got served.
Please, sit down before you fall down.
I’ll tell you if migel he’ll be dealt with.
The cases against Trump are all falling apart! The Dems are like Wylie Coyote with an ACME rocket kit!!!😂😅😊
No such thing exists.
They are not the ones having to make-up things like “Alternative-Facts” to explain the Existential Nihilism of their claim (That they refer to nothing that actually “Exists” as a Physical Component or Patterns of Components in the Universe, outside of a paranoid and delusional imagination.)
You just keep telling yourself that in the face of all evidence
@@ariaflame-au evidence???
Like what??
The FEC refused to prosecute on the grounds of lack of evidence.
MAGA 100% IF YOUR NOT FOR MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN YOUR A FAKE OR RICH.
This is a court of law, not a trump clown show that he thinks he can get away with. He only abuses the law for himself and his own benefit, and he doesn’t care about anyone but himself and his ego.
Unpack that Cohen, a pathological liar, admitted he stole from Trump. 🤣🤣🤣
This Democrat circus has collapsed.
No such thing exists.
Crumbling
#votebluetosaveamerica🇺🇲💙 🗳🗳🗳
DJT and his minions are not able to follow any rules of decorum. They are stuck in entitled / disrespectful mode.
Are you sane?? Think ! Judge protects prosecutors , Judge compromised ,witness proven lier, there are no charges, ETC> Its dirty Political Democrat LIES.
Judge merchan is corrupt as engoron. They are leftist judges and should not be hearing this case. They are biased where they should be looking for the truth. This whole trial is a democratic SHAM
He didn’t want them to see favorable testimony for TRUMP, from a defense witness ! 😆 you guys must be panicking.
You are delusional. He was being polite to ream out a misbehaving child without it being on camera
No such thing exists.
The Jury Leaves.
ONLY the Prosecutor, the person Triggering the Clearing (Costello), and the Defense Lawyers (and MAYBE the Defendant) remain in the Courtroom, where additional Bailiffs are called in and the Court Reporter continues to keep a record of the Procedings.
NO TESTIMONY OCCURS when a Courtroom has been cleared, because it means the offending person (Costello) is likely going to be spending a few weeks in Jail, followed by the own Trial for many different things.
That you and the Cult of Chicken Little (The Sky is Falling) Trump are either too stupid to understand that (maybe “Stoopid” [sic] would be a better description of it), or just outright evil (possibly with the Capital-E) doesn’t change ACTUAL REALITY, which needs no modifiers like things such as “Alternative-Facts” require.
Nobody cares real news you continue to cover up Joe biden’s economy the quiet depression American people are suffering Joe worst president of American history and you are fake news political hacks controlled by the corporate and Democrat party
Costello should be locked up for criminal contempt. This isms where Cannings should be legal.
Trumps attorney still thinks he’s going to get paid. lol
Wait for it wait the lawsuit that NY , L James ,Bragg and judges coming and its huge.
He definitely didn’t get paid as much as the Democrats paid this “show trial” judge.
Silly comment that makes zero sense.
When I see comments like this I wonder. Are the general public really this stupid or are these cia bots trying to make it look like anyone actually believes the trial is legit. Even people I know who hate trump believe the trials are a political sham.
The democrats and intelligence agencies are throwing everything at trump but all they’re doing is scorching their reputation. The FBI has lost so much credibility since trump was elected that they’re on the verge of being defunded and dismantled. They are so pathetic and oblivious. They think they are untouchable but don’t see that they’re putting their own heads on the chopping block. How many times does history need to play out before the aristocracy learn that if they push too hard it’s them who get killed.
Everyone knows FBI = Fascist Bureau of Insurrection! It all starts with the Whitehouse.
Trump trying to get a mistrial
no i think the judge did that for him
He doesn’t need a mistrial. Even this NY jury can see through this farce of a trial. 100% Trump gets acquitted.
Cohen says Trump should be jailed for following his advice. Why he even tape recorded client’s conversation and stole money from his employer.
Did Mr. Costello have reason to believe that the judge was not impartial and was making an effort to minimize any information that could further damage Mr. Cohen’s credibility? Did Mr. Costello want to communicate non-verbally to the judge and the jury that he perceived the judge as being partial? Was Mr. Costello legally bound to avoid any non-verbal language and gestures that would communicate his perception of unfairness to the judge?
As a lawyer he should know proper conduct in a court of law.
All offense, no due respect, your premise is silly and obtuse in the extreme.
@@miguelvelez7221 It is not a problem that he was too willing to testify according to his best knowledge and belief, and that he felt highly frustrated because he could not do so?
@@relating Those are the constraints in ANY court. The court is not there to hear everything just the relevant parts. It is up to the defense to ask the right questions when it is their turn.
@@trevx3680 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaUoygptyxM
@@miguelvelez7221 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaUoygptyxM
Wah wah wah! Judge Merchan should have called Robert Costello for contempt of court and had him jailed right away! These people are grasping at straws and wasting court time trying to protect a known criminal Trump! Lock him up!
And your network is a bunch of liars
i’d let donnie off of the charges: IF HE TOOK THE STAND AND SAID HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT HIS EMPLOYEES DO ON A DAILY BASIS.
for such a well known narcissistic micro manager we ALL KNOW that will never happen – he knew, and the entire world that knows his name ALSO KNOW HE DID IT – even the MAGAt’s know, but they think he’s a savvy businessman for doing it – what utter MORONS.
Democrats and their Liberal Mainstream Media propagandists are Horrified, Shook and in Full Panic Mode as they witness the Corrupt Kangaroo Court Sham Show trials against President Trump COLLAPSE!!!
We the Millions upon Millions upon Millions of TRUE Patriotic American Citizens throughout this Nation are ANGRY and DISGUSTED with the Corrupt Democrats for imposing their Horrible Third-World/Soviet-styled politics upon our Country.
These Corrupt Democrats have taken their Terrible Lawfare Corruption to a whole new Despicable level. We are witnessing their Weaponized Legalism undermining our Democracy and Free Elections. This is an OUTRAGE and We the Good People of America are Extremely-ANGRY!!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
In spite of the Hideously-Evil and Corrupt Third-World/Soviet-styled politics of the Corrupt Democrats, President Trump continues to SURGE and STEAMROLL toward his Inevitable Re-election in November to the Tremendous Joy, Delight, Happiness and Major Relief of Millions upon Millions upon Millions of American Citizens across the Country and throughout the World!!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Do people know that no matter what you or I or anyone thinks about this, the JURY will decide based on what THEY have seen and heard over the course of this trial. When a Judge clears the courtroom that includes the jury. If you watch Trump do his little press show after the court has adjourned for the day …. The jury doesn’t see or hear that, nor do they hear or see what all the tabloid internet news says. None of it.
And everyone’s YouTuber comments don’t matter AT ALL.
Merchan is a clown and his courtroom is a circus
MAGA 24!!
Fdt lock him up
Bitter Brandon’s dwindling base is sucking wind these days. Hahaha
Costello needs a attitude adjustment by the judge 😠
Democrats blamed trump on everything
Some of the commenters here can’t wait for the decision of the jury and when that decision finally comes, some of them wont accept it in the same way they reject the result of the 2020 election.
This isn’t a legitimate case. The judge’s family is raising millions for Democrat political campaigns using the case. The prosecution’s main witness was allowed to lie on the stand. And the judge is blocking defense documents and witnesses from testifying.
Because the 2020 election was rigged, and the whole world knows it. TDS really dumbs people down. How many supporters showed up for Joe Biden? NONE. ZERO. ZILCH. Where did 81 million votes come from overnight when no one was looking? Now look at the country in shambles because dumb people actually believed this clown with no supporters got more votes than the guy with hundreds of thousands of supporters showing up at every rally. Wake up! You’re in a fantasy land and you can’t get out!!
She has to read it off her phone???
Quality journalism here folks!!
Judge Merchan is in a state of desperation, acutely aware of the immense personal and professional stakes involved if he fails to secure a conviction in the high-profile case against the innocent patriot, Donald Trump. Faced with mounting pressure and the potential repercussions for both himself and his daughter, Judge Merchan’s unjust actions reveal his true nature. For the sake of justice and integrity, it would be best if this dishonorable judge retreats into the shadows from whence he came, where his corrupt influence can no longer harm the fabric of our society.
what was the original objection?
The guilty dog always barks first and the loudest…
Costello was paid by TRump to just do what Trump did to ridicule the judge. Money talks even if Trump is gag.
How about some objective coverage. Or dies that violate your Mockingbird contract?
Democraps are sooooo desperate😂😂 so afraid of the orange man hahahaha😂😂😂
The judge should be in prison along with Bragg and Cohen. That this farce is taking place right in front of the American people, and the media is playing along, is utterly amazing.
We are beginning to smell and see the corrupted judges in all trump cases. No corrupted judges can use our taxes dollars against us!
This is incredible, there’s no limit to what the democrats will do. Now this clown is running cover for the prosecution by trying to intimidate witnesses??? This clown Merchan will need to be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted for these civil rights violations… 2025 can’t come soon enough.
This case is a joke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93fKvxhibuI 👈🏾Like Stormy Daniels,”I hate him & want him to pay .!” However.! 💩like this gives Trump a “legitimate and viable “APPEAL.!” All Adults Are Responsible For Their Own FEELINGS.! You FEEL I am staring you down.! How Do We PROVE This.! Literally what happened to”The Tennessee 3.!”🗣
Ok so don’t be surprised when Trump uses this to become the new “Colin Kaepernick 2024.!” ✊🏾Bad enough this is all behind closed doors which makes DISINFORMATION that much easier.!🧐 Now This.! 🤷🏾♂Why do Cohen & Daniels’ motives and demeanor matter.? Court is the THEATRICS of CONVINCE vs PROVE.!👩🏾⚖FACTS.?🤔
Come on folks try and muster up at least a little bit of integrity. This was a politically motivated trial in search of a crime from the beginning. The judge has been in the tank for the prosecution from the start. Are there any TDS sufferers that will be honest and admit this judge is biased just as is everybody else in his inner circle. Every legal expert watching has said if there was ever a case for a summary judgement dismissal this is it.
Trump will not testify. Why? Well, because Mister Motor Mouth will be caught in lies and commit perjury and he knows it. He will never swear under oath in court.
Merchan has allowed far too much leeway for Trump & Co. He’s gone beyond “fair” and is clearly showing favoritism toward Trump.
“Admonishing” and “screaming at” are two different things.
The judge is a Biden donor. He obviously is going to do everything he can to make it impossible for the defense!
The judge is a dirty crook working for Joe Biden and his lowlife daughter!
At one point Costello in the emails implied that they must put on some kind of act and dupe Cohen for the benefit of Trump.
Crazy thought but it seems (whether deliberate or inadvertently) that in that courtroom
Costello changed loyalties, put on an Oscar award winning performance (good enough to clear the courtroom) and duped Trump for the benefit of Cohen and America. 😂😂😂 Maybe Costello decided to become an undercover American hero who will not get the credit but will have nonetheless saved America!
A double agent! 😂😂😂 It’s either that or he is the dumbest lawyer on the planet. Costello is after-all a lawyer and should have know better so the whole thing is rather suspicious and there is probably more to this than meets the eye.
There is no crime, their whole plan is to delay President Trump so he cannot campaign for the presidency again, these people are pure evil.
It becomes obvious of the judge bias when he allows Stormy to talk in detail about boinking Trump, and he shuts down Cohen when he testified he had nothing on Trump.
Judge is mega donor to democratic party and his daughter makes millions from them.
In my opinion Merchan is directly conferring / colluding with the Whitehouse. He is a disgrace and needs to be disbarred for what he’s done already.
😅😂 Fake NEWS B S CRAPOO😅😂
Wasting our tax money! Write your congressman ! Write your representatives ! Contact your governors! ❤🎉#maga 👌👌🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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The judge let his bias show. Big time. No way the jury overlooked THAT performance.
The judge will try everything to get a bit more attention.
They say that yelling fire in a crowded movie theater is illegal.? And there are examples of lawyers almost everyday using the premise of one law to substantiate the crimes in seemingly unrelated events. When skillfully argued It can create an enlightened moment clearly in the minds of everyone that there is a legal precedent for comparison and conviction. Claiming that the election was stolen is no different than yelling fire in a crowded movie theater. If people are killed by a crowd stampede their way out the penalties are severe. I am disappointed that legal minds and scholars can’t find the relevance in dealing with any lie that has the potential to cause a knee jerk reaction of harm! Lawyers should be rushing to the courthouse to file charges against the liar and anyone for Media outlet who echoes that lie … ???
The idea of equal justice under the law is a thing of beauty! But it is and always has been a lie!
African American and people of color and or the wrong creed of Caucasian have suffered injustice since the conception of this country!
Are prisons have a vast number of innocent people serving unjust sentences. While blatantly guilty or never even charged with a crime!
I’ll bet you $1.00 even if he is found guilty. And the judge being fully aware of his horrible behavior during this trial. Behavior that would have gotten any other defendant found guilty of maximum sentence. That he will not give out the maximum sentence.
Because the idea of equal justice under the law its idea state is a beautiful thing but in reality, does not exist!
The witness was for the… DEFENSE? 🤣👍😈