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https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792655022469095911 HOFFINGER: Let’s talk about the Regency meeting in April 2016 HOFFINGER: You knew based on the search warrant that cohen had been through a traumatic event? COSTELLO: Sure HOFFINGER: The FBI raided his home, office, hotel room? COSTELLO: I wouldn't say raided they executed a search warrant HOFFINGER: Thats pretty serious, isn't it? COSTELLO: Generally yes HOFFINGER: Hotel rooms and offices is very serious isn’t it? COSTELLO: it’s very serious and requires special approval

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792653051293045244 Emil Bove finishes his Direct. Susan Hoffinger is now up for Cross. HOFFINGER: Your partner Jeff Citron reached out to Michael Cohen ? COSTELLO; I was copied on the email. HOFFINGER: You were hoping Michael cohen would hire you? COSTELLO: I wasn’t hoping It wasn’t my email HOFFINGER: had you heard about it in the news? COSTELLO: yes HOFFINGER: and you wanted to get cohen as a client? COSTELLO: I met with him because citron scheduled a meeting HOFFINGER: You knew Cohen was Pres Trump’s personal atty COSTELLO: I learned that on the way to the meeting HOFFINGER: it would be a big get for your firm and would be a high profile case COSTELLO: probably yes.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792651956340621792 BOVE: Did you ever put any pressure on Michael Cohen to do anything? COSTELLO: No BOVE: Did you ever pressure him to act with Rudy Giuliani in any certain way? COSTELLO: no BOVE: Did you consider Cohen to be a client? COSTELLO: absolutely, i had to treat him that way. BOVE: Whose interest did you have? COSTELLO: exclusively Michael Cohen. My obligation was to Michael Cohen BOVE: You met with federal prosecutors about Michael Cohen? COSTELLO: yes, gave them documents and spoke to them BOVE: you met with state and federal prosecutors? COSTELLO: yes BOVE: Have you appeared on the media and congress? COSTELLO: House Judiciary cmte last Wednesday.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792650749014364289 BOVE: we were just speaking about an email on May 16. Next call is sunday of memorial day weekend. COSTELLO: Michael Cohen called me, an hour and 36 minutes and 15 seconds BOVE: did cohen give you instructions during that call? COSTELLO: yes BOVE: Did you discuss legal issues on the call? COSTELLO: Yes i did BOVE: Does this reflect your conversation with Cohen on the same day of this email COSTELLO: Yes it does BOVE: who initiated that call COSTELLO: Michael Cohen BOVE: Did he instruct you to contact Giuliani? COSTELLO: Yes BOVE: June 12 and June 15, calls? COSTELLO: That’s correct BOVE: This was another email you sent to Cohen June 14 “if you really want things to make it happen you should let it be known” - what were you communicating to Cohen? COSTELLO: that was in response to his complaint and i said if you want to let anybody know what you’re complaining about, let me know and I’ll pass it on BOVE: Who were you telling Cohen you would pass it on to? COSTELLO: Rudy Giuliani

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792650400656392403 Katie’s Sidebar: Although the dressing down of Costello took place outside of earshot of the jury, they witnessed firsthand Costello’s demeanor and petulance and heard firsthand his quips and remarks from the witness stand. Perhaps Costello just reinforced to the jury why Cohen didn’t want to keep Costello as his lawyer…Costello is pandering for an audience of one: Trump.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792649669064978945 Merchan actually cleared the courtroom. When the media were allowed back in, Costello is seated at the witness stand looking decidedly chastened. Merchan looks calm.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792648826051846347 Judge Merchan is ANGRY: MERCHAN ASKS FOR THE JURY TO STEP OUT MERCHAN: “I’d like to discuss proper decorum in my courtroom” MERCHAN: “If you don’t like my ruling, you don’t say ‘Jeez’” MERCHAN: You don’t say “strike it” because I’m the only one who can strike it. MERCHAN: “You don’t give me side eye and you don’t roll your eyes” COSTELLO: I understand.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792648348500988360 BOVE: What did Michael cohen say to you about Giuliani? COSTELLO: He said to tell giuliani that my firm was on the team and giuliani could tell anyone associated with the president and that is why he used the term back channel BOVE: Did Cohen ask you to ask questions of giuliani? COSTELLO: he wanted to know how investigation of michael cohen began, whether it was a referral from washington, whether it was a referral from SDNY

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792647762804199600 [Note: there have (understandably) been a lot of objections by the prosecution, several of which have been sustained. Costello is visibly irritated and muttering under his breath.] During Costello’s latest: COSTELLO (muttering with exasperation): JESUS MERCHAN (LEANS OVER): “I’M SORRY?!”

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792646117798129887 BOVE: We are still focused and i want to keep this narrow and whether Cohen said if he knew President Trump knew about payment to Stormy Daniels COSTELLO: Michael Cohen said numerous times that trump didn’t know, that Cohen did it on his own and he repeated that numerous times

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792645712607412587 BOVE: what instructions did you give Cohen about whether he should cooperate COSTELLO: I explained to Mr Cohen 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 info on Trump and cooperated with the southern dist, BOVE: what if anything did cohen say about trump at that meeting? COSTELLO: Same statement, “I swear to God, Bob, I don’t have anything on Donald Trump”

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792645155687739646 BOVE: What was discussed? COSTELLO: Michael cohen explained the situation that his home and office were searched and “he was absolutely manic,” marching back and forth, we were in conf room and he was pacing back and forth, and after he explained what was going on, my life is shattered, my family life is shattered, he wanted me to explain his options and i explained when he described the search warrants i said this kind of a search warrant is much harder to get, COSTELLO: “What’s my escape route? That’s the phrase he used”

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792644708646162495 Merchan is back on the bench: MERCHAN: You can definitely cross examine him on two prior inconsistent statements and i will give you some latitude on the pressure campaign but I will not allow this to become “a trial within a trial” about this pressure campaign and how it affected cohen and that is not the purpose of this trial, the retainer is collateral. BOVE: Do you know Michael Cohen COSTELLO: Met him April 17, 2016, at the Regency hotel in Manhattan BOVE: Did you consider your convo that day to be subject to attorney client privilege? COSTELLO: Absolutely MERCHAN: The answer is stricken.

Irrelevant if he testified to congress.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792641516566982722 BOVE: As I said in sidebar, this testimony is being offered to rebut Cohen’s testimony about a pressure campaign by Pres. Trump MERCHAN: how can costello testify to what cohen felt? BOVE: he can’t but he can testify to what Mr Cohen said and did. In that sense, that witness testimony is admissible MERCHAN: I disagree that costello can testify to cohen’s state of mind. BOVE: Mr. Costello can testify to what cohen said - Merchan says there’s a 5 minute break as he makes a decision.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792638516670673300 The Defense now calls Robert Costello. After a lengthy sidebar, the jury is excused as the lawyers battle over Costello’s testimony.

And by the same token, would Harris have become Biden's VP if she really thought he was racist?

https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1792636459368788286 Breaking: The prosecution rests in Trump's New York criminal trial.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792623046819459385 Court is back in session. Judge Merchan takes the bench and rules that the photos that the prosecution wanted to use (Keith Schiller and Trump) are hearsay and cannot be admitted with a proper foundation. Blanche tells the Court that the Defense will likely rest today but there remains the chance that they might put on a witness today.

I'm still plenty interested in the case. Didn't have the time today to post that much about it.

He was. He was tried, convicted and did time in connection with what he did for Trump.

https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1792576130001825954 Trump lawyer Todd Blanche presses Michael Cohen about the money paid to RedFinch not adding up to the total that the Trump Org. gave him to make the payment. Blache says Cohen gave Red Finch $20,000 and he took $30,000. "You stole from the Trump Organization, right?" Cohen: "Yes, sir." He adds that he discussed this with both federal and state prosecutors.

No, you can't just grab 11 million folks and immediately ship them out without giving them sort of minimal Due Process Even Trump isn't suggesting what you are suggesting being done.

You said: You can't just round up 11 million folks and deport them "right away" without some of adjudication process to determine if they are indeed here illegally. If not, then you would have thousands who would be wrongfully taken in the sweeps and deported who are actual citizens. That is why some sort of minimal Due Process would have to apply in what Trump is suggesting and Rubio supports.

From your link, which confirms what I said.