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Trump Trial Drama: The Wild Card Witness - Robert Costello

Donald Trump trial - Hush money trial - Judge Juan Merchan - Michael Cohen - Robert Costello

Discover the juicy courtroom drama involving Robert Costello in the Trump trial! Will his testimony shake things up? Find out!

In the midst of the Trump hush money trial, all eyes are on Robert Costello, the unexpected defense witness who has become a pivotal figure in the case. As Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney, takes the stand, speculation is rife about whether Costello will be called to testify. Known as a 'wild card' in the proceedings, Costello is expected to challenge Cohen's credibility and portray him as a liar. The courtroom antics between the judge and Costello have added an extra layer of intrigue to the trial, with orders to clear the courtroom for admonishments raising eyebrows.

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'Wild card': Will Trump's team call Robert Costello as a witness? (MSNBC)

As Michael Cohen continues to take the witness stand, questions are mounting over whether Cohen's former legal adviser Robert Costello will be called to ...

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Who Is Robert Costello, a Defense Witness in Trump's Hush-Money ... (The New York Times)

Mr. Costello is expected to cast Michael D. Cohen, the witness at the heart of the prosecution's case, as a liar.

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Judge Clears Court to Admonish Team Trump's Surprise Witness (Rolling Stone)

Judge Juan Merchan ordered the courtroom of Donald Trump's hush money trial cleared in order to admonish defense witness Robert Costello.

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'You don't give me a side eye': Judge admonishes witness in Trump ... (CNN)

Judge Juan Merchan cleared the courtroom about 14 minutes into the testimony of Robert Costello, a lawyer who once advised Michael Cohen, over โ€œproper ...

Trump hush money trial: Judge admonishes defense witness Robert ... (The Associated Press)

The landmark trial will kick back off in Manhattan with more defense cross-examination of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen.

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Trump Trial: Judge Seals the Courtroom to Unload on Witness Bob ... (Daily Beast)

Judge Juan Merchan suddenly kicked all reporters out of the room on Monday so he could give a witness a dressing down.

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Defense in Trump trial calls first witnesses during chaotic day in court (CBS News)

Robert Costello, a witness called by former President Donald Trump's defense team, was severely admonished by the judge over his behavior on the stand.

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Michael Cohen's ex-attorney contradicts Trump 'fixer's testimony ... (New York Post)

An attorney who once represented Michael Cohen testified Monday that Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe had told him the ex-president "knew nothing" about the ...

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Trump Trial: Trump Lawyers Call Key Witness To Undermine ... (Forbes)

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers called Robert Costello as their key defense witness Monday as they attempt to question the credibility of Trump's ...

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Who is Robert Costello, the Trump witness accused of staring down ... (The Hill)

All eyes turned to Robert Costello on Monday after he was called to the witness stand in former President Trump's hush money trial and was quickly ...

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'Are you staring me down right now?': Key Trump defense witness ... (Politico)

That witness was not Donald Trump. Instead, it was an old-school New York lawyer named Robert Costello, whose demeanor on the stand seemed to embody defendant ...

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Who is Robert Costello, the Trump witness accused of staring down ... (The Hill)

All eyes turned to Robert Costello on Monday after he was called to the witness stand in former President Trump's hush money trial and was quickly ...

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Trump trial judge clears court to scold witness: From the transcript (The Washington Post)

Judge Merchan told Robert Costello not to roll his eyes, stare him down, talk over objections or sigh โ€œjeez.โ€ At one point, he cleared the room of ...

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Robert Costello back on the stand in Trump trial after clash with judge (NBC News)

Trump attorney Emil Bove told the court Monday that Costello is likely to be the last defense witness. Bob Costello trump hush money trial.

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Trump trial: Judge reprimands Trump witness Robert Costello over ... (BBC News)

The judge in Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal trial cleared the courtroom on Monday to reprimand a witness and ally of the former president.

Hush money trial: Trump witness Costello back on the stand after ... (The Associated Press)

A defense witness in Donald Trump's New York hush money case whom the judge threatened to remove over his behavior will return to the stand as the trial ...

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Who Is Robert Costello? Ex-Giuliani Lawyer Testifying Against ... (Forbes)

Attorney Robert Costello continued his testimony Tuesday at former President Donald Trump's criminal trial, as he seeks to discredit ex-attorney Michael ...

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Joe on Robert Costello: I've never seen this before from a witness (MSNBC)

The Morning Joe panel recaps Day 19 of Trump's criminal hush money trial, which included a heated exchange between New York state Judge Juan Merchan and ...

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MAGA Lawyer Robert Costello Gets Dismantled by His Own ... (Daily Beast)

Prosecutors went through Bob Costello's emails one by one, undercutting his credibility with each painstaking momentโ€”a fate the defense had hoped for ...

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Robert Costello's Task Was to Get Cohen on the 'Right Page' for ... (The New York Times)

Robert J. Costello was the main witness Donald J. Trump's lawyers called in his criminal trial, and like Mr. Trump, he has great disdain for the prosecution ...

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MAGA Rages At Treatment Of Trump Trial Witness Robert Costello (Newsweek)

The defense witness in hush money trial was reprimanded by Judge Juan Merchan for his behaviour while on the witness stand.

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'Ridiculous': Robert Costello Denies Intimidating Michael Cohen, as ... (Law.com)

Donald Trump's defense team rested their case in chief Tuesday. The former president did not testify.

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