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respecting mr. costello's public statements his testimony before congress. interview with bilbill hemmer and so forth. i feel there's an essential element missing. essential element that is missing. i want to get this out as soon as i can because it's irrelevant to the trial. it's relevant to you and the rest of the american people. with all of that in mind let's been at the interview from thursday with mr. costello. robert casillas welcoming former deputy chief of the saw a shabby position i remember that the big position as chief of staff at the attorney general. i want to get right down to it, sir. you gave an interview earlier this morning. i have the text here with the bibillhemmer. i have gone through it and detail. i want to hone in on a few issues for a reason. you represented michael cohen during the period in which the fbi swat went into his properties to gather information and evidence, is that correct? >> we represent him after that. right after that >> he came to you? >> that is correct. see if what you got into privilege conversations with him
respecting mr. costello's public statements his testimony before congress. interview with bilbill hemmer and so forth. i feel there's an essential element missing. essential element that is missing. i want to get this out as soon as i can because it's irrelevant to the trial. it's relevant to you and the rest of the american people. with all of that in mind let's been at the interview from thursday with mr. costello. robert casillas welcoming former deputy chief of the saw a shabby position i...
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mr costello said he only showed 6 but had access to all them.orary communication between the lawyer and his client for which mr costello got away with. it's a very, very big case and a very big matter so when that government witness is on the stand, that means the district attorney and government are vouching for the truth, integrity and testimony of that witness. that witness was put up their despite the fact the government knew from these e-mails mr costello's testimony that he is a liar. and even if it wasn't a brady violation you don't have humane witness as someone who is a complete -- he doesn't go to prison for a thousand different reasons he goes because he is a liar. supporting perjury out of been talking about this on radio and was brought up earlier. the u.s. attorney tolman brought it up. out to expand on this. we lawyers need to police what's going on here, we can just wring our hands and say its terrible. it is terrible these people need to be held to account. they knew it he was going to say and he prosecutor does that. they let h
mr costello said he only showed 6 but had access to all them.orary communication between the lawyer and his client for which mr costello got away with. it's a very, very big case and a very big matter so when that government witness is on the stand, that means the district attorney and government are vouching for the truth, integrity and testimony of that witness. that witness was put up their despite the fact the government knew from these e-mails mr costello's testimony that he is a liar. and...
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information contemporary emails, mr. costello's testimony, among others. that's contradicted what his own attorney said and what others have said. and he still put him on that. >> and this is material information. this is their key witnesthis is look at the text. we don't know about the texts. well, that's an important issue, too. did this government not t have his texts? if they had the text, did they give it to the defense? text beee get the texts. >> and this isn't the firstis i time i remember when 30,000page pages of documents just showed up from the u.s. attorney's office documed u two or three ws before the case started. and the judge, that's fine. that's enough time to prepare or not. giving, it eno a up to the defee witnesses are going to be called, maybe they'lncl get aur five hour. that's a due process violation. what we have in mrhat'. bragg i lawless governmentis, a fisher, and i contend that he's violated the brady rulingsuprem of the supreme court. >> i contend that hee and hisd hi staff have been suborning perjury. fone other thing before m
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costello for on behalf of mr. trump as their only defense witness. >> really backfired. >> i don't think it had the intended effect that the defense thought it would have it really highlighted with email corroboration on redirect, especially, i'm sorry, on cross it especially really highlighted the pressure that michael cohen was under at the time to not cooperate and to not flip. >> and i think it actually corroborate michael cohen and the jury is going to wonder this is the person of everything you heard that you decided to call. of course, the defense doesn't have to call any witnesses, but they could have called. i think they're going to wonder where is the bodyguard mr. schiller, right? why didn't they call him? why didn't they call allen weisselberg to people who in their mind, i think they would think are favorable to mr. trump instead, he calls mr. costello, who really came across as a shady attorney in my opinion. so i think it backfired arthur, you're you're standing outside the courthouse. what did you
costello for on behalf of mr. trump as their only defense witness. >> really backfired. >> i don't think it had the intended effect that the defense thought it would have it really highlighted with email corroboration on redirect, especially, i'm sorry, on cross it especially really highlighted the pressure that michael cohen was under at the time to not cooperate and to not flip. >> and i think it actually corroborate michael cohen and the jury is going to wonder this is the...
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with mr. cohen, they showed he was a liar and a thief. mr. costello, who defense called as their own witness, they were making the point that michael cohen had made inconsistent statements. you know, is that helpful to the defense? it is. was this blowup helpful to the defense? it was not. however, the lecture by judge merchan, i think completely earned by mr. costello, was out of the earshot of the jury. again, completely appropriate. did the jury see, mika, what led up to it? of course they did. they understood what was happening. they may not have known what happened when they were gone, but they certainly knew why they are gone. none of that is helpful. i think lisa is right, some of this is performative. it's certainly for mr. trump. i don't know how that helps his case. i know the jury knows everything. they always do. >> to chuck's point, john, we just saw a transcript of some of the testimony up on the screen, that the defense did get michael cohen to admit, yes, i stole from the trump
with mr. cohen, they showed he was a liar and a thief. mr. costello, who defense called as their own witness, they were making the point that michael cohen had made inconsistent statements. you know, is that helpful to the defense? it is. was this blowup helpful to the defense? it was not. however, the lecture by judge merchan, i think completely earned by mr. costello, was out of the earshot of the jury. again, completely appropriate. did the jury see, mika, what led up to it? of course they...
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instead mr. costello ended up corroborating parts of cohen's testimony.testified i didn't trust him. meaning bob costello, i believed upon all our conversations he would immediately run back to mr. giuliani and that conversation would be divulged to president trump. multiple e-mails confirmed exactly that, showing that costello was indeed acting as a back channel to trump and giuliani precisely as michael cohen claimed he was. joining me now are kristi greenberg, former federal prosecutor and former sdny criminal deputy chief, and duncan levine, former district attorney for the eastern district of new york. there's a lot of legal stuff i want to get to, but first on the big picture, kristi, was it a good idea for the defense to end with bob costello? >> it was a bad idea. it chaep helped bolster michael cohen's credibility. anything that makes michael cohen smelling like a rose, you have to think that's a bad idea interest the defense, but these e-mails today oozing with slime. michael cohen testified this guy wanted to me by lawyer, but i didn't really t
instead mr. costello ended up corroborating parts of cohen's testimony.testified i didn't trust him. meaning bob costello, i believed upon all our conversations he would immediately run back to mr. giuliani and that conversation would be divulged to president trump. multiple e-mails confirmed exactly that, showing that costello was indeed acting as a back channel to trump and giuliani precisely as michael cohen claimed he was. joining me now are kristi greenberg, former federal prosecutor and...
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donald trump said i have a witness that i want you to put in the grand jury, mr. costello. and this i told you so. but at the time i remember thinking that is an odd choice because what you have as a defense lawyer is the element of surprise. that's one of the few things you'll have. he won't prevent the grand jury from going forward. that seems highly unlikely. and so you are now laying out for the prosecution what this witness will say. i'm like well, they not only know what he says, but they have a year to prepare to cross examine him, and i was thinking there is no way they will call him because of that. sure enough they did and obviously the cross is still going on, so we can't make a final conclusion. we don't know how the jury will assess him. having said all of those caveats, your analysis of he is an exhibit to what michael cohen said seems clear. he's on paper doing what the jury could easily find to be sort of classic mob work, which is using a lawyer to find out whether someone is cooperating and report it back to the boss. he says that's not happen, and they co
donald trump said i have a witness that i want you to put in the grand jury, mr. costello. and this i told you so. but at the time i remember thinking that is an odd choice because what you have as a defense lawyer is the element of surprise. that's one of the few things you'll have. he won't prevent the grand jury from going forward. that seems highly unlikely. and so you are now laying out for the prosecution what this witness will say. i'm like well, they not only know what he says, but they...
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robert costello did not like the objections.hat's not unusual for workers as witnesses to have their own opinion about the objections. but it's very unusual for them to in any way voice that opinion about the objections on the witness stand. attorney michael cohen had feelings about the objections when he was on the witness stone but he behaved in a professional way for lawyer testifying under oath in court. that's not a comment on michael cohen's credibility. simply his manner as a witness, which was fully respectful of the process. fully respectful of the judge at all times and fully respectful of donald trump's criminal defense lawyer cross- examining him, to which michael cohen's most frequent answer was yes or repeatedly. and here is what we all saw and heard something we've never seen before. little did we know there was more to come after this. question, i'd like to take a look at the second paragraph of that email. to see where it says the question of timing is premature? yeah, i see that. what did you mean by that. obje
robert costello did not like the objections.hat's not unusual for workers as witnesses to have their own opinion about the objections. but it's very unusual for them to in any way voice that opinion about the objections on the witness stand. attorney michael cohen had feelings about the objections when he was on the witness stone but he behaved in a professional way for lawyer testifying under oath in court. that's not a comment on michael cohen's credibility. simply his manner as a witness,...
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costello says, i explained to mr.ohen that it was obvious he was not the subject of a search, that this entire legal problem would be resolved by the end of the week if he had truthful information on donald trump and cooperated with the southern district. bove asks, what, if anything, did michael cohen say about trump at that meeting? costello says, same statement, i swear to god, bob, i don't have anything on donald trump. bove asks, what did he say about stormy daniels? costello says, he said i don't know why they want to put me in jail over an nda. an objection. the judge says the answer is stricken, and then asks bove to continue. >> of course, the jury heard all of that. >> yeah, you can't unring a bell. >> so, when bove is going at costello and trying to get to him saying, basically implying that he would get off if he cooperated against donald trump, this wasn't really about michael cohen. this was all and has always been i assume is what they're trying to say about donald trump. >> that's why this testimony is
costello says, i explained to mr.ohen that it was obvious he was not the subject of a search, that this entire legal problem would be resolved by the end of the week if he had truthful information on donald trump and cooperated with the southern district. bove asks, what, if anything, did michael cohen say about trump at that meeting? costello says, same statement, i swear to god, bob, i don't have anything on donald trump. bove asks, what did he say about stormy daniels? costello says, he said...
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our breaking coverage continues as we wait for mr. costello's testimony just moments away. next.o! ensure max protein, 30 grams protein, 1 gram sugar, 25 vitamins and minerals. and a new fiber blend with a prebiotic. (♪) >> when you're suicidal, isn't it easier to cooperate against donald trump than kill yourself? if he had truthful information, he would have given truthful information that day. he kept tells us he did this on his own. >> martha: so that was robert costello, former legal advisor to michael cohen who was just called by the defense to testify. and you see that judge marchand is asking the trump attorney if he thinks the pressure campaign theory is collateral, and he said not at all. essential, i would assume. so the importance of costello, andrew, let me start with you. we just heard a little bit of what he's going to say. which he believed michael cohen was desperate. that he was desperate to rebuild his construction to former president trump and that he -- meaning that he would be willing to handle the stormy daniels thing on his own so he could go back and say,
our breaking coverage continues as we wait for mr. costello's testimony just moments away. next.o! ensure max protein, 30 grams protein, 1 gram sugar, 25 vitamins and minerals. and a new fiber blend with a prebiotic. (♪) >> when you're suicidal, isn't it easier to cooperate against donald trump than kill yourself? if he had truthful information, he would have given truthful information that day. he kept tells us he did this on his own. >> martha: so that was robert costello,...
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. >> mr. costello, is michael cohen a liar? >> that doesn't begin to describe him. at every opportunity when it's in his favor. he said i didn't want to embarrass melania trump. that's why i decided to take care of this on my own. went back to that several time. you did this on your own? on my own. did donald trump have anything to do with it? no. did you get the money from donald trump? no. from any of his organizations? no. from anybody connected to donald trump? no. >> jill, first off, talk about what your testimony was in this hearing and second, what purpose -- what purpose did the republicans really think they're accomplishing with this sort of, you know, c-span marathon of a hearing that nobody else is going to pay attention to? >> first, let me say, jason, you're making me relive one of the worst days of my life. it's so hard to sit there and not respond to the nonsense that's going on, the three republican witnesses, but maybe especially mr. costello. it was painful. to me, it was so obvious that on this day they picked to assassinate the character of micha
. >> mr. costello, is michael cohen a liar? >> that doesn't begin to describe him. at every opportunity when it's in his favor. he said i didn't want to embarrass melania trump. that's why i decided to take care of this on my own. went back to that several time. you did this on your own? on my own. did donald trump have anything to do with it? no. did you get the money from donald trump? no. from any of his organizations? no. from anybody connected to donald trump? no. >>...
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then things escalated further, after he accused mr costello of staring him down.this historic trial. the incident however will have little impact on the case itself, which is winding down. closing arguments will be next tuesday, may 28, after the long holiday weekend. the uk high court has ruled wikileaks founder julian assange can appeal his extradition order to stand trial in the us on espionage charges. assange is accused of releasing highly classified information about alleged us war crimes, and potentially faces life in prison if convicted on all charges. the decision allows assange to challenge the us' promises about the prospective trial, including the guarantees that he would not face the death penalty, and that his freedom of speech would be protected. if extradited, assange faces up to 175 years in prison. the us argues the leaks, which disclosed secrets about the wars in afghanistan and iraq, endangered lives. assange's lawyers argue the case against him is politically motivated. the wikileaks founder has spent more than a decade resisting deportation a
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costello to ask for advice, he said well, you could cooperate.you have anything on donald trump? and he said i have got nothing on donald trump. he was emphatic apparently a number of times. did the jury hear that before the judge blew his stack? >> yes. in fact, i think costello more than a dozen times, more than a dozen times michael cohen said and my mom doesn't like it when i say i swear to god. but it's not me saying it. it was the witness, quoting michael cohen as saying i swear to god i have nothing on donald trump. the problem is, in a courtroom, you are looking for flow. and you're looking for a certain cadence. and that cadence is disrupted when the judge is continually rebuking the witness. so, yes. that testimony is in the record. but, i'm afraid the take away, yesterday, was that the judge had to clear the courtroom to threaten to hold the witness in contempt. because he was, you know, allegedly giving the judge the side eye. look, i don't know if it was a failure to prep. look, lawyers don't make good witnesses. they don't even make
costello to ask for advice, he said well, you could cooperate.you have anything on donald trump? and he said i have got nothing on donald trump. he was emphatic apparently a number of times. did the jury hear that before the judge blew his stack? >> yes. in fact, i think costello more than a dozen times, more than a dozen times michael cohen said and my mom doesn't like it when i say i swear to god. but it's not me saying it. it was the witness, quoting michael cohen as saying i swear to...
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they brought up mr. costello who is -- and i think it's fairly proven -- a weaker witness than mr. cohen. whatever his problems are that i've told you about. but they braukt up a weaker witness here who caused more antics today, why? because the defense is worried they're going to believe michael cohen. even if they believe he's a crook, a tax cheat, or a some time lawyer, even if they think those things, they might believe him on the core question. and that is why mr. costello, warts and all, antics and all, admonishments and all, was hauled into court today to say in one more way, don't believe what michael cohen says donald trump did in that sordid election scandal of 2016. now we have two special guests here to break down what is a momentous day. the d.a. resting its case, the defense beginning. we're back together in 90 seconds. nning. we're back together in 9 seconds. you've been waiting for. now there's an easier-to-use at home skin tag remover, clinically proven to remove skin tags safely in as little as one treatment. our biggest challenge? uncertainty. hidden fees, surcha
they brought up mr. costello who is -- and i think it's fairly proven -- a weaker witness than mr. cohen. whatever his problems are that i've told you about. but they braukt up a weaker witness here who caused more antics today, why? because the defense is worried they're going to believe michael cohen. even if they believe he's a crook, a tax cheat, or a some time lawyer, even if they think those things, they might believe him on the core question. and that is why mr. costello, warts and all,...
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>> well, it is possible that our defense team calls mr. costello to testify this week with.at. however, what i will say is i'm not even allowed to comment on what mr. costello just said in that clip that that you played because of the unconstitutional gag order that the judge has imposed on not only president trump in this case, but also our entire campaign team. we've been sitting in that courtroom for four weeks now, and maria, and the prosecution hasn't even come close to committing a -- to proving a crime because president trump never committed a crime. they've known that all along, this judge knows that. this case is only going forward because it's being pushed by a democrat judge, a democrat district attorney, and ultimately, joe biden as election interference in an attempt to weaken president trump ahead of the next election. but it's not working. if you look at the polls, the american public see this case for what a it is, it's a witch hunt, and they want joe biden focused on the issues such as inflation and immigration which he can't be trusted on. maria: you've bee
>> well, it is possible that our defense team calls mr. costello to testify this week with.at. however, what i will say is i'm not even allowed to comment on what mr. costello just said in that clip that that you played because of the unconstitutional gag order that the judge has imposed on not only president trump in this case, but also our entire campaign team. we've been sitting in that courtroom for four weeks now, and maria, and the prosecution hasn't even come close to committing a...
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woman mr. costello, deal with bad. it testimony all about the fact that maclachlan yesterday now the mr. harry order is back which i have an awful lot of respect for. i'm not going to answer another question. you're just because i'm not under arrest and i'm going to walk out now, i, i should explain here exactly what the legal situation is. you are under the container and if i die, i form the chairman, instruct you to remain and ask the question. you are thereby become guilty of contempt of that senate committee. i in just a minute, mr. wells just asked about it. mr. costello, you don't mean that i will use every resource in our command to see that he's brought to contempt and that he was arrested by the united states senate. action worthy of gromyko, the alleged crime king dares the nation's highest elected body to do its worst. so, dan holt, we were watching some newsreel coverage of the kefauver committee in new york city who were some of the major crime figures in that city at the time. so the most important one th
woman mr. costello, deal with bad. it testimony all about the fact that maclachlan yesterday now the mr. harry order is back which i have an awful lot of respect for. i'm not going to answer another question. you're just because i'm not under arrest and i'm going to walk out now, i, i should explain here exactly what the legal situation is. you are under the container and if i die, i form the chairman, instruct you to remain and ask the question. you are thereby become guilty of contempt of...
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mr. costello said he went to the grand jury and that means the d.a. heard his story, cross-examined him in the grand jury and they've had a year to figure out exactly what is wrong. in other words they know what he was going to say and they obviously thought that they could dispute it. the idea that he would take the stands now and there is not going to be any surprise, the d.a. is going to be aware of it. i'm not terribly concerned. also what has come out are the text messages that, let's put it this way. the state would have a very good argument that this was lawyers reaching out to michael cohen to say do not flip, the president is watching and will help you and sort of dangling that. something i am very familiar with from the mueller investigation. sort of stay in the tent and things will be fine. >> you know, i think we have seen evidence that robert costello was probably someone that michael cohen continued to communicate with because he was advertising himself as a friend of rudy giuliani's and therefore a back channel to the white house, but t
mr. costello said he went to the grand jury and that means the d.a. heard his story, cross-examined him in the grand jury and they've had a year to figure out exactly what is wrong. in other words they know what he was going to say and they obviously thought that they could dispute it. the idea that he would take the stands now and there is not going to be any surprise, the d.a. is going to be aware of it. i'm not terribly concerned. also what has come out are the text messages that, let's put...
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thank you very much mr costello. good to see you.come think you have a nice day. >> also with us former trump attorney jim trustee who is also been a federal prosecutor." get his take. that we're going to take a break but what is your reaction to that conversation with bob costello and i would love to know your thoughts whether you think the defence needs him or does it open them up to a cross-examination that could be problematic in any way in your assessment? >> like i had the fortunate meeting barges couple of days ago and we talked at length and i have to say i've gone from the camp on don't put on any defence to putting on just bob costello. look. i think he is kind of a rough just telling 51 year attorney from new york. he's going to have devastating information that conflicts cohen as well as opinion testimony which is fair game about honesty of michael cohen. is come to say cohen wouldn't know the truth if it hit him between the eyes. and he also turned the lens a little bit towards prosecuting office that he was trying to wa
thank you very much mr costello. good to see you.come think you have a nice day. >> also with us former trump attorney jim trustee who is also been a federal prosecutor." get his take. that we're going to take a break but what is your reaction to that conversation with bob costello and i would love to know your thoughts whether you think the defence needs him or does it open them up to a cross-examination that could be problematic in any way in your assessment? >> like i had...
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cohen replied costello? >> we'll be back on the stand tomorrow morning and then both sides have said they will be done with their case, which suggests the former president does not intend to take the stand, then the jury will be dismissed for a whole week before coming back to here closings and then begin this historic deliberations. erin all paula, thank you very much. and our experts were all here with me now. >> all right. so i want to talk about a couple of crucial moments in the court. but first, just the drama terry, the defense, they only have one very quick witness and then costello and we're what was it like how did he act in all my years of practice, over 30 plus, i've never seen a moment like this the witness said, jeez, and ridiculous and response to some of the objections that were being sustained. and the first thing that judge said and this was in front of the jury was excuse me. excuse me. >> and everybody fell quiet because i've never heard the judge say anything like that that's when he exc
cohen replied costello? >> we'll be back on the stand tomorrow morning and then both sides have said they will be done with their case, which suggests the former president does not intend to take the stand, then the jury will be dismissed for a whole week before coming back to here closings and then begin this historic deliberations. erin all paula, thank you very much. and our experts were all here with me now. >> all right. so i want to talk about a couple of crucial moments in...
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judge more sean's saying, quote, mr. costello, i'd like to discuss proper decorum in my courtroom as a witness on the stand, if you don't like my ruling, you don't say, jeez. and then you don't say strike it because i'm the only one who can strike testimony in the court if you don't like my ruling, you don't give me sayyed or roll your eyes well, casella said he understood at that point, people in the room say costello staring at merchan causing the judge to erupt. are you staring me down? >> it out of the courtroom? >> the room quickly cleared so that merchan could dress down costello trump, after leaving later, spoke about it after the court you so what happened to a highly respected lawyers bob costello i've never seen anything like that i understand it was a stunning moment in an historic trial that is quickly winding down the prosecution has rested. the defense is expected to wrap up tomorrow, but not before scoring. what might have been a major win today? michael cohen admitting while on the stand that he stole at
judge more sean's saying, quote, mr. costello, i'd like to discuss proper decorum in my courtroom as a witness on the stand, if you don't like my ruling, you don't say, jeez. and then you don't say strike it because i'm the only one who can strike testimony in the court if you don't like my ruling, you don't give me sayyed or roll your eyes well, casella said he understood at that point, people in the room say costello staring at merchan causing the judge to erupt. are you staring me down?...
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that email certainly speaks for itself, does it not, mr. costello? that is hoffinger saying it to robert costello. damning testimony, guys, to say the least, from robert costello for the defense and their choice to choose to bring him to the witness stand here. wondering if they're regretting that today. >> thank you, yasmin, so much to discuss. i want to welcome charles coleman also joining our legal panel, former new york prosecutor, just another thing i want to highlight from this cross examination, the prosecutor asking costello about email communications he had with michael cohen. hoffinger reads an email from costello sent to cohen that says michael, i just spoke to rudy giuliani and told him i was on your team. rudy was thrilled and said this could not be a better situation for the president or you. hoffinger, that was your email to michael cohen? costello, yes. hoffinger, email speaks for itself? costello, no, not quite. there were surrounding circumstances, but i would be delighted to tell you. hoffinger, sarcastically, no, that's all right,
that email certainly speaks for itself, does it not, mr. costello? that is hoffinger saying it to robert costello. damning testimony, guys, to say the least, from robert costello for the defense and their choice to choose to bring him to the witness stand here. wondering if they're regretting that today. >> thank you, yasmin, so much to discuss. i want to welcome charles coleman also joining our legal panel, former new york prosecutor, just another thing i want to highlight from this...
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while cohen is now implicating mr. trump in an alleged crime, costello testifying cohen told him back then, "i swear to god, bob, i don't have anything on donald trump." directly refuting cohen's testimony that mr. trump directed him to pay off stormy daniels before the 2016 election. "michael cohen said numerous times that president trump knew nothing about those payments and that he did this on his own," costello testifying. the judge repeatedly sustaining prosecution objections leading to a heated scolding of costello after he audibly muttered "ridiculous" and "jeez." the judge at one point saying, "are you staring me down?" and clearing the courtroom. all of it after cohen earlier revealed he stole tens of thousands of dollars from his former client. cohen, who once said he would take a bullet for mr. trump, today admitting he duped his old boss into reimbursing him more money than he was owed. cohen saying that he gave a tech company $20,000 in a brown paper bag and pocketed the rest. tens of thousands of dollars
while cohen is now implicating mr. trump in an alleged crime, costello testifying cohen told him back then, "i swear to god, bob, i don't have anything on donald trump." directly refuting cohen's testimony that mr. trump directed him to pay off stormy daniels before the 2016 election. "michael cohen said numerous times that president trump knew nothing about those payments and that he did this on his own," costello testifying. the judge repeatedly sustaining prosecution...
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he told costello and arrays voice when he told the jury you to leave mr. costello, your to remain seated. the jury leaves. then costello, after another sustained. the objection. costello roles is eyes let's out an audible sigh. sayyed gland says that the judge the judge says, i want to discuss proper decorum in my courtroom. the judge says, you don't give me a sayyed, i and you don't roll your eye the judge says, when there's a witness on the stand, if you don't like my ruling, you don't say jeez, you don't say strike it. costello holds a long glare at the judge. judge merchan says, are you staring me down? then the judge says clear the courtroom there's yelling by security officers at the press to leave the video is cut. courts security says nobody can come back in. paula you have a jd, you've been covering court cases for quite some time. have you ever seen anything like this no, this is unbelievable and i know bob costello quite well. >> i've talked to him for for about a decade. the fact that he would allow this happen on the stand, it suggests in many
he told costello and arrays voice when he told the jury you to leave mr. costello, your to remain seated. the jury leaves. then costello, after another sustained. the objection. costello roles is eyes let's out an audible sigh. sayyed gland says that the judge the judge says, i want to discuss proper decorum in my courtroom. the judge says, you don't give me a sayyed, i and you don't roll your eye the judge says, when there's a witness on the stand, if you don't like my ruling, you don't say...
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costello was acting was beyond the pale. and i got to say this primacy recency, you start off with a good argument and you end with a good argument. if that is their last witness kevin forbid. donald trump ended on the worst possible note only mr. costello could have rehabilitated michael cohen because what did michael cohen say? i didn't trust the guy. i thought essentially he was asleep ball and he was working for giuliani. and i didn't want to tell him what i didn't need to tell him. so what did castello do? he reinforced what cohen had said about costello. that's not a good way to end your case. >> i mean, look, we for not expecting castula to be the lats witness or a witness at all. frankly sources had been telling cnn he was unlikely to be, but then instead of taking this moment, robert, where as you pointed out, they catch michael cohen. >> the lie. i mean, it's not the first time we've heard this particular thing where he stole the money but it was a grand larceny. it's a theft it's not just about the fact that it's
costello was acting was beyond the pale. and i got to say this primacy recency, you start off with a good argument and you end with a good argument. if that is their last witness kevin forbid. donald trump ended on the worst possible note only mr. costello could have rehabilitated michael cohen because what did michael cohen say? i didn't trust the guy. i thought essentially he was asleep ball and he was working for giuliani. and i didn't want to tell him what i didn't need to tell him. so what...
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[video clip] >> costello, did you hear the about mr. francis maclachlan yesterday?> all due respect to the senate, which i have a lot of respect for, i am not going to answer another question. i am not under arrest. i'm going to walk out. >> i should explain to you, that is what a legal situation as, you are under subpoena, assume, the chairman instructs you to remain in answer, you will thereby become guilty of contempt of the senate committee. >> just ae, just a minute mr. costello. >> you don't mean every resource in our command to see that he is brought to contempt and arrested. narrator: frank stella, they fob for hearings. was that the senator idea to bring camerafoit? he got a lot of press for it, he was convinced he was infiltration of organized crime thought the only way he could really educate the public was bring the hearings to television were almost in full con they became a bit of a television sensation. the newspaper headliscreaming things like, this major . it was a big success really in that way. it didn't do any harm to the his status rose and he b
[video clip] >> costello, did you hear the about mr. francis maclachlan yesterday?> all due respect to the senate, which i have a lot of respect for, i am not going to answer another question. i am not under arrest. i'm going to walk out. >> i should explain to you, that is what a legal situation as, you are under subpoena, assume, the chairman instructs you to remain in answer, you will thereby become guilty of contempt of the senate committee. >> just ae, just a minute...
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it seems the defense may be setting the stage to call mr. costello as a defense witness. up in the air right now. >> prosecutor now on redirect, when the prosecutor has got to read question michael cohen, they showed him a letter that he had written to the fcc, the federal election commission in 2018, were michael cohen wrote the payment to ms clifford stormy daniel's was lawful and was not a campaign contribution or campaign expenditure by anyone and michael cohen testified to the prosecutor that was a lie. >> and i the told that lie in order to protect donald trump in 2018 and on that note, the prosecutor really tried to bring the jury back to the heart of the matter. the prosecutor on redirect asked michael cohen, i know it may feel like you're on trial here after cross-examination, but are you actually on trial here? and michael cohen said, no, ma'am. now a wolf, where we left off, we're about to pick up in a few minutes is really a bit of a cliffhanger. this goes back to the big revelation last week about this crucial october 24, 2016 phone call, cohen had testified
it seems the defense may be setting the stage to call mr. costello as a defense witness. up in the air right now. >> prosecutor now on redirect, when the prosecutor has got to read question michael cohen, they showed him a letter that he had written to the fcc, the federal election commission in 2018, were michael cohen wrote the payment to ms clifford stormy daniel's was lawful and was not a campaign contribution or campaign expenditure by anyone and michael cohen testified to the...
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costello. their e-mails and calls mr. cohen said left him with the impression mr.to in the former fixer's words, quote, stay in the fold, don't flip, don't speak. costello testified today that he never pressured cohen to do anything. and he slammed the ex-president's former fixer, calling him a, quote, drama queen. judge juan merchan grew frustrated with costello again, saying during his cross-examination this, quote, sir, if you're able to answer yes or no, answer yes or no. if you're not able to answer yes or no, let miss hoffinger no and she will rephrase. as we reported in the last few minutes, trump attorney todd blanche again, as he does most days, is urging the judge to dismiss the entire case, saying michael cohen's testimony should not be allowed to be considered by the jury. the judge in his response, quote, do you think that he's going to fool 12 new yorkers? end quote. a mike drop moment for anyone who just happens to be a new yorker. the judge saying he will reserve his decision. and court is now adjourned for the day. wow. it's where we start the hour
costello. their e-mails and calls mr. cohen said left him with the impression mr.to in the former fixer's words, quote, stay in the fold, don't flip, don't speak. costello testified today that he never pressured cohen to do anything. and he slammed the ex-president's former fixer, calling him a, quote, drama queen. judge juan merchan grew frustrated with costello again, saying during his cross-examination this, quote, sir, if you're able to answer yes or no, answer yes or no. if you're not able...
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maria: also really interesting, hearing that testimony from mr.llo, who the committee for the burden of provings of the federal government had speak testify this weak listen flies in the face of the michael cohen testimony in that trial, watch this. >> every time i voted up every time he answered i swear toed go excuse me -- i don't have anything on donald trump i said michael whatever you have, has to be truthful if you think you can go in there tell lies you are crazy it is going to backfire on you. you can't do that. maria: how important was that testimony as relates to this trial senator? >> well it was damning number one number two when your star witness is a liar went to jail for lying to congress one thing you know about michael cohen he has an ax to grind. he want to get back at donald trump. he is not looking to tell the truth he is not looking to bear his soul not looking for redemption he is looking for payback, more and more clear every single day of the trial the cross-examination devastating we hear how bad the case is not just for b
maria: also really interesting, hearing that testimony from mr.llo, who the committee for the burden of provings of the federal government had speak testify this weak listen flies in the face of the michael cohen testimony in that trial, watch this. >> every time i voted up every time he answered i swear toed go excuse me -- i don't have anything on donald trump i said michael whatever you have, has to be truthful if you think you can go in there tell lies you are crazy it is going to...
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we'll see if anything that costello claimed can be allowed and brought in. as far as mr. costello testifying for the defense he said he hasn't been subpoenaed by the defense. the defense hasn't finalized its witness list. they may want an expert in the federal election system. the former president said he wants to testify. of course, it is the robert costello claims that michael cohen told him a completely different story than he told the jury here on monday and tuesday. that is at the forefront of what people are talking about here. we'll see if it is brought into the cross examination later this morning. >> bill: you have it, eric. bring us up to date in a moment. what's happening now is they are apparently michael cohen did hundreds of podcasts. several times a week and the defense attorneys for trump want this portion entered and the prosecution objected. the judge overruled the prosecution. and the audio was just played in court from may 30th of 2023. about a year ago. the audio says this, quote, i want to thank the d.a.'s office and its fearless leader bragg for lay
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"new york times" notes this -- the defense had hoped to damage mr. cohen, mr. costello's choppy performance may be remembered to, the trial in its final stages is where we start with some of our favorite reports and friends. with you at the table. yasmin vossoughian, plus msnbc legal weissmann is here with us. today is the first day to sort of exhale and process what was happening. i have to say every day what we had sort of prepared to read and present to our viewers based on what had happened before 4:00 in the east was not what we ended up covering, because something twisted, something turned in a way that no one expected it to. >> so interesting, i was going to say, i have never done a trial where something unexpected doesn't happen. you can prepare all you want, and something, some piece of evidence, something takes on a life of its own. the other thing, and i used to prepare witnesses this way when i have had witses like michael cohen. i would say, somebody is going to be presented, and this is what you need to know no matter it is, just think about what
"new york times" notes this -- the defense had hoped to damage mr. cohen, mr. costello's choppy performance may be remembered to, the trial in its final stages is where we start with some of our favorite reports and friends. with you at the table. yasmin vossoughian, plus msnbc legal weissmann is here with us. today is the first day to sort of exhale and process what was happening. i have to say every day what we had sort of prepared to read and present to our viewers based on what...
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costello, no. mr. cohen hired guy, you lost control of michael cohen for the president.y against michael cohen. no. last week didn't you go to the house of representatives to testify about michael cohen? answer, i was asked to testify. and you went through to publicly vilify michael cohen while he was on then stand. she asks if costello knew his comments about michael cohen would be publicized in the press. costello says, no, he didn't know that. it was reasonable to expect they would be. we all saw the way he's covered on fox. question, and it was an effort by you to intimidate michael cohen while he was testifying here? costello, intimidate michael cohen? question, yes, that's my question. intimidate michael cohen, no. nothing further, your honor. >> essentially it laid out after the defense tried to make michael cohen try to sound like the ex-employee who didn't get the job he wanted. their star witness for the defense exactly just painted as that guy. but literally an e-mailed evidence form that robert costello acknowledged that michael cohen picked somebody that was
costello, no. mr. cohen hired guy, you lost control of michael cohen for the president.y against michael cohen. no. last week didn't you go to the house of representatives to testify about michael cohen? answer, i was asked to testify. and you went through to publicly vilify michael cohen while he was on then stand. she asks if costello knew his comments about michael cohen would be publicized in the press. costello says, no, he didn't know that. it was reasonable to expect they would be. we...
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now, that email certainly speaks for itself, does it not mr. costello? answer, yes, it does. >> it was clear that his interest in trying to become michael cohen's lawyer was to be on the team not of michael cohen, but the team of the man who costello thinks of as the most powerful man on the planet the man who was sitting across the room from robert costello in the defendant's chair. robert costello left the witness stand in disgrace at 10:11 a.m. this morning after 42 minutes on the witness stand this morning establishing absolutely nothing for donald trump's defense against the criminal larges of falsifying new york business records in order to illegally help his 2016 presidential campaign. the judge then explained the scheduling dilemma. he told the jury he likes to keep it by the defense and the prosecution together so that they are not separated by a day or a weekend and that he would need additional time to prepare his legal instructions for the jury. so, he pointed out that because they were already scheduled not to meet on wednesday this week tha
now, that email certainly speaks for itself, does it not mr. costello? answer, yes, it does. >> it was clear that his interest in trying to become michael cohen's lawyer was to be on the team not of michael cohen, but the team of the man who costello thinks of as the most powerful man on the planet the man who was sitting across the room from robert costello in the defendant's chair. robert costello left the witness stand in disgrace at 10:11 a.m. this morning after 42 minutes on the...
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e-mails show to the jury depicted mr costello as a bit of a back channel of comms for cohen while he under investigation. in effect somebody who can relay messages to than president trump by way of his attorney rudy giuliani. now costello today said he had recently received a call from mr trump's lead attorney to ask if he would be called as witness. he told cbs maybe. the plot thickens, trace. >> trace: it does thicken, kevin corke live in dc, thank you. let's bring in the former dod chief of staff under trump kash patel. great to have you on the show. as kevin was talking about bob costello, a former legal adviser to michael cohen, former federal prosecutor and he testified at a house hearing today about what cohen knew about trump. the soundbite is 31 seconds, a little long but it's worth a listen and i will get your take. >> the way this works is, if you have truthful information about donald trump, that's clearly what they are looking for, i can have all of your legal problems solved by the end of the week. 's response? i swear to god, bob, i don't have anything on donald trump.
e-mails show to the jury depicted mr costello as a bit of a back channel of comms for cohen while he under investigation. in effect somebody who can relay messages to than president trump by way of his attorney rudy giuliani. now costello today said he had recently received a call from mr trump's lead attorney to ask if he would be called as witness. he told cbs maybe. the plot thickens, trace. >> trace: it does thicken, kevin corke live in dc, thank you. let's bring in the former dod...
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"what did you understand mr. costello to mean by you are loved, by whom? >> by president trump."t is what michael cohen wanted. donald trump's respect, admiration, his love, but then, he probably knew that donald trump is incapable of love and luckily for michael cohen, his family was capable of love, even after the horror they experience of an fbi raid in their family home. his wife and his daughter, in college, and his son, in high school, did an intervention. he testified that it was a conversation with his family that made him decide that it was time to escape the trump cult. " by that time in late august, what, of anything, had you decided about whether you would continue to live for president trump? >> i made the decision based on the conversation that i had with my family, i would not live for president trump any longer. >> if not for the campaign, would you have paid that money to stormy daniels? >> no, ma'am." michael cohen say the day he pleaded guilty was " the worst day of my life." donald trump issued a tweet that day, aimed at michael cohen . he told the jury that w
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this time mr. costello it's like i feel like the genera of movies is so etc. seemed.tside this was happening because basted on the things trump was saying in interviews and twitter. it's amazing to hear it in cohen's testimony. >> it's flat out obstruction. and the only thing that surprised me is cohen said this made him feel better. when i read it, i was thinking of de niro saying you g down there, there's so the coats for you and he knows he's going to get whacked. it seems so clearly through costello, michael cohen said costello was sleazy and whatever. you can imagine how sleazy he was. it struck me as being complete ly mob driven from the start. it was flat out obstruction. >> this also -- this testimony isn't necessarily about trump being in the room for the documents. but it gets at the panic. the risk, the flashing red light that cohen represents once he's cooperating. could you see the jury during any of this? >> i think that that sleep well tonight, your friends in high places, when that was read, i think everyone on the courtroom was just like, what was tha
this time mr. costello it's like i feel like the genera of movies is so etc. seemed.tside this was happening because basted on the things trump was saying in interviews and twitter. it's amazing to hear it in cohen's testimony. >> it's flat out obstruction. and the only thing that surprised me is cohen said this made him feel better. when i read it, i was thinking of de niro saying you g down there, there's so the coats for you and he knows he's going to get whacked. it seems so clearly...
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since the judge allowed it to happen and then wanted to admonish mr.llo, i don't think that's fair. >> ainsley: she is talking about seeing ghosts and the specific details of her alleged affair, he will allow that in court. but then when it comes to costello telling him not to roll his eyes. and then you have michael cohen. did you steal from the trump organization? he says yes, sir. >> steve: that's a headline. that's something new. all right. so let's go from that criminal trial to the potential trial down in georgia. today is primary election day in five states across the country, including georgia. and it's interesting because voters there will decide whether two key players in the donald trump cases get to keep their job. one is fani willis, of course she is the one who brought the indictments against trump and 18 others. and the sorry superior judge scott mcafee randomly assigned to the case. they are both on the ballots, and it will be interesting to see if they survive primary day because if either are ousted, it could actually slow down the ca
since the judge allowed it to happen and then wanted to admonish mr.llo, i don't think that's fair. >> ainsley: she is talking about seeing ghosts and the specific details of her alleged affair, he will allow that in court. but then when it comes to costello telling him not to roll his eyes. and then you have michael cohen. did you steal from the trump organization? he says yes, sir. >> steve: that's a headline. that's something new. all right. so let's go from that criminal trial...
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the defense had hoped to damage mr. cohen beyond repair. mr. costello's performance may be remembered, too. the trump election interference hush money trial is where we start. we've all been living together and what's been happening as we come on the air. today is the first day to exhale and kind of process what was happening and i have to say, every day, what we had sort of prepared to read and present to our viewers based on what happened, was not what we and covering because something twisted, something turned, something happened in a way no one expected it to. >> i was going to say i've never done a trial where something unexpected doesn't happen, you can prepare all you want, and something, some piece of evidence, something takes on a life of its own. the other thing, and i used to prepare witnesses this way when i had witnesses like michael cohen is i would say to them, look, no one can prepare you for everything. it's just not possible, something is going to be presented, and this is what you need to know. no matter what it is, just reme
the defense had hoped to damage mr. cohen beyond repair. mr. costello's performance may be remembered, too. the trump election interference hush money trial is where we start. we've all been living together and what's been happening as we come on the air. today is the first day to exhale and kind of process what was happening and i have to say, every day, what we had sort of prepared to read and present to our viewers based on what happened, was not what we and covering because something...
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costello, who is the witness involved, was on a publicly reported record. >> so all of the years you're on the bench, zero of that? >> in terms of clearing out the courtroom to deal with a specific witness for me and to my personal knowledge, the number is zero. >> danny, let's talk about what we can expect in closing arguments next week. what do you think both sides have to do to strengthen and conclude their case? >> okay. prosecution's path is clear. they have established beyond a reasonable doubt the transactions. first from daniels and then from trump to cohen. the challenge they have is proving intent. not that they don't have it. they have evidence of trump's awareness of these payments. arguably beyond a reasonable doubt that trump may have been aware of these enough for a jury to find. the defense's argument is going to be legal. there is some factual element. number one, michael cohen is a liar. we knew that was coming. i expect you'll see an empty chair against. where was alan weisselberg? they could have called him and didn't and his handwriting is all over the exhibits and
costello, who is the witness involved, was on a publicly reported record. >> so all of the years you're on the bench, zero of that? >> in terms of clearing out the courtroom to deal with a specific witness for me and to my personal knowledge, the number is zero. >> danny, let's talk about what we can expect in closing arguments next week. what do you think both sides have to do to strengthen and conclude their case? >> okay. prosecution's path is clear. they have...