{"id":2249114,"date":"2024-05-20T21:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T01:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angry-judge-merchan-clears-courtroom-over-trump-witness\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T21:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T01:44:14","slug":"angry-judge-merchan-clears-courtroom-over-trump-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angry-judge-merchan-clears-courtroom-over-trump-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"Enraged Judge Merchan Evacuates Court Due to Trump Witness"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fangry-judge-merchan-clears-courtroom-over-trump-witness%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2249114&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Judge Juan Merchan cleared the courtroom\u2062 during the Manhattan hush money case involving Donald Trump. Defense witness Robert Costello, a lawyer previously linked to Trump&#8217;s attorney Michael Cohen, aimed to challenge Cohen&#8217;s credibility. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-multiple-states-impose-curfews-after-muslims-attack-hindu-processions\/\" title=\"India: Multiple States Impose Curfews After Muslims Attack Hindu Processions\">tension escalated<\/a> as Costello&#8217;s conduct\u200b seemed to irk Judge Merchan. CNN anchor Jake Tapper reported on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witness-selection-and-last-minute-docs-dump-whats-new-in-braggs-get-trump-hush-money-lawfare\/\" title=\"Key Updates in Bragg's Trump Case: Witness Lineup and Eleventh-Hour Document Release\">unfolding courtroom drama<\/a>. The summary \u2063provided effectively encapsulates the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-michigan-demands-1200-for-china-documents\/\" title=\"University of Michigan Demands ,200 for China Documents\">key details<\/a> of the event, highlighting the \u200bcourtroom clearing \u2063by\u2063 Judge Juan Merchan, the involvement of defense witness Robert Costello, and the tension surrounding Costello&#8217;s behavior that \u2062caught Judge Merchan&#8217;s attention.\u200d Additionally, it mentions the coverage\u200c by \u2064CNN anchor Jake Tapper.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Judge Juan Merchan cleared the courtroom on Monday as the Manhattan hush money case against former President Donald Trump continued with defense witness Robert Costello.<\/p>\n<p>Costello, an attorney who had previously advised former Trump attorney \u2014 and star prosecution witness \u2014 Michael Cohen, was brought in by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-on-impeachment-senate-will-conduct-a-timely-and-fair-trial\/\" title=\"Schumer on Impeachment: Senate will conduct a timely and fair trial\">defense team<\/a> to cast doubt on Cohen\u2019s testimony. But as the trial proceeded, Costello\u2019s demeanor apparently got under Merchan\u2019s skin.<\/p>\n<p>CNN anchor Jake Tapper described the scene on Monday afternoon, saying, \u201cWhat\u2019s going on is, Costello is really expressing disdain for Judge Merchan\u2019s ruling. Costello shakes his head as if he were exasperated when Merchan sustained an objection from the prosecution about one of the questions. At another time, when the prosecution objected, Merchan told the lawyers to approach the bench and Costello could be heard saying on the microphone, \u2018Ridiculous!\u2019 Then, at another time, there was another objection that was sustained, Costello lets out a, \u2018Jesus!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tapper went on to explain that Merchan, by then clearly upset with Costello, first scolded him and then ordered the entire courtroom cleared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[He] told Costello in a raised voice when he told the jury to leave, \u2018Mr. Costello, you\u2019re to remain seated.\u2019 The jury leaves, then Costello, after another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-video-amber-heard-ignores-judge-and-rushes-out-of-courtroom-after-disastrous-testimony-redirect\/\" title=\"Viral Video: Amber Heard Ignores Judge And Rushes Out Of Courtroom After Disastrous Testimony, Redirect\">sustained objection<\/a>, Costello rolls his eyes, lets out an audible sigh, side-glances the judge. The judge says, \u2018I want to discuss proper decorum in my courtroom.\u2019 The judge says, \u2018You don\u2019t give me a side eye, and you don\u2019t roll your eyes. If you don\u2019t like my ruling, you don\u2019t say geez, you don\u2019t say, strike it.\u2019 Costello holds a long stare at the judge. The judge asks, \u2018Are you staring me down?!\u2019 Then the judge says, \u2018Clear the courtroom!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump: &#8220;This is a Witch Hunt. This is an attempt to\u2026damage [Biden&#8217;s] political opponent. That&#8217;s all this is.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FYhH5a0rMW\">pic.twitter.com\/FYhH5a0rMW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MAGAIncWarRoom\/status\/1792666088389611523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Costello was reportedly called to discredit Cohen\u2019s testimony, but if CNN legal analyst Elie Honig is correct, Cohen may have already discredited himself by admitting in court that he stole some $60,000 while working for Trump. Honig pointed out more than once that larceny in that amount was actually a more serious crime than the charges facing Trump.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge Juan Merchan ordered the courtroom emptied during the Manhattan hush money case involving ex-President Donald Trump. Defense witness Robert Costello, a lawyer linked to Trump&#8217;s former attorney Michael Cohen, was summoned to challenge Cohen&#8217;s credibility. The legal battle intensified as Costello aimed to undermine Cohen&#8217;s testimony<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2249115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2147903443-e1713474004206.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2249114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2147903443-e1713474004206.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2249114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2249114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2249115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2249114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2249114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2249114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}