Trump LIVE: NY Judge Reprimands Trump Witness Robert Costello Over Groans in Hush-Money Trial | N18G

Trump Trial LIVE: Trump Lawyers To Launch Final Blows at Michael Cohen in Hush-Money Trial | USA LIVE | CNBC TV18. Donald Trump’s lawyers are expected to launch their final blows at the credibility of Michael Cohen, the ex-lawyer and fixer who facilitated the $130,000 hush-money payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels, as the criminal case against the former president resumes on Monday. The day started with Michael Cohen testifying again, he admitted to stealing $30,000 from The Trump Organization, saying he took it in part because his bonus was reduced The prosecution rested its case, allowing Donald Trump's lawyers to call their own witnesses Their first witness, a paralegal, was questioned for just a few minutes The second witness was Robert Costello, a lawyer and Trump ally who once gave Cohen some legal advice, caused a dramatic moment when he muttered "geez" after an objection was sustained This caused Justice Merchan to clear the courtroom of reporters and reprimand Costello, barking at him: "You don't make a side-eye, you don't roll your eyes... are you staring me down?" The defense team has already taken several steps to undercut the testimony from Cohen, which is at the heart of the case. It had him affirm last week that the hush-money was part of a bona fide settlement agreement, in an attempt to counter the prosecution’s claim that it was fraudulent to record the payment as legal expenses. Live outside Michael Cohen's apartment building monitoring for his departure as he is expected to take the stand in former US President Donald Trump's hush money trial. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of felony falsification of business records. Prosecutors must prove Trump authorized what he knew to be hush-money repayments to be falsely labelled as “legal expenses” in the Trump Organization’s records, with an intent to commit a second crime. The criminal case against Trump stems from his attempts to suppress negative stories about alleged sexual encounters he had with Daniels and others for fear that they could negatively affect his campaign just weeks before the 2016 election. Donald Trump’s lawyers plan to resume their cross-examination of the Republican presidential candidate’s ex-fixer Michael Cohen on Thursday, aiming to undermine his testimony that Trump was intimately involved in buying a porn star’s silence over an alleged sexual encounter. Cohen, 57, who served as Trump’s personal lawyer for over a decade, testified this week that Trump ordered him to pay Stormy Daniels $130,000 in 2016 to protect Trump’s presidential campaign. Trump has pleaded not guilty and denies having a sexual encounter. The New York case, one of four criminal prosecutions he faces, may be the only one with a jury verdict before his Nov. 5 election rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden. Trump trial latest: Star witness Michael Cohen claims ex-president raged over porn star story, saying 'this is a total disaster' Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen expected to testify in hush-money trial Live outside Trump Tower monitoring for the departure of former US President Donald Trump ahead of the continuation of his hush money trial. Followed by Live from New York courthouse for the continuation of the trial. Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen expected to testify in hush-money trial Key prosecution witness set to take the stand after tough week for Trump in which court heard vivid testimony from Stormy Daniels Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial enters its 16th day on Monday in New York with the potential for bombshell testimony as his former fixer turned prosecution witness, Michael Cohen, is expected to take the stand. Cohen is core to the case against Trump, as he is accused of shuttling $130,000 to the adult film actor Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 election – in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump 10 years prior. Prosecutors contend that Trump’s repayment of Cohen in 2017 was criminal, in that he listed the reimbursements as legal expenses in financial documents. Indeed, Trump is charged with felony falsification of business records. Donald Trump called the judge at his trial a "disgrace" after a second mistrial bid by his lawyers failed. It followed a dramatic day in court during which a witness was left in tears and porn star Stormy Daniels questioned again. Evidence also shed light on how Trump's White House worked. The prosecution alleges that Trump, Cohen and the longtime tabloid honcho David Pecker met at Trump Tower in summer 2015, shortly after the real estate magnate announced his presidential candidacy. Pecker testified in court that he had vowed to give them a warning about any damaging information about Trump. #StormyDaniels #TrumpTrial #Trump #NewYorkCourt #LiveNews #USAToday #CNBCTV18