The judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial, State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan, briefly cleared the courtroom of reporters on Monday after admonishing a key defense witness, Robert Costello, for his behavior on the stand. Costello made comments under his breath and continued speaking after objections were sustained, prompting the judge to threaten his removal from the court, a court transcript shows. The prosecution had just rested its case when the incident occurred, leading to a period of mayhem in the courtroom. The combative witness caused significant disruption, necessitating the judge's intervention.
Judge Juan Merchan became irate at a witness Donald Trump‘s defense team brought in to testify in the former president’s hush money trial on Monday, claiming the witness was reacting inappropriately to the judge’s decisions. https://t.co/3zxzHNi0xG
The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial cleared the courtroom of reporters Monday and then threatened to remove the defense’s witness from the trial after his behavior on the stand, a court transcript shows. https://t.co/JKqwNaUS4H
Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal hush money trial was briefly thrown into chaos on Monday when Judge Juan Juan Merchan ordered the courtroom cleared in order to dress down a combative witness. Story: https://t.co/Rj1un12Dgu https://t.co/Fg3TerlP2v
The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial cleared the courtroom of reporters Monday and then threatened to remove the defense’s witness from the trial altogether because of his behavior on the stand. https://t.co/Sy8cuybCnS
The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial cleared the courtroom of reporters Monday and then threatened to remove the defense's witness from the trial altogether because of his behavior on the stand, a court transcript later showed. https://t.co/wy2KSUxW8N
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Judge in Trump's hush money trial threatened to remove witness from court for behavior on stand https://t.co/CvbvXgA4iE
In a fiery moment on Monday, Judge Juan Merchan reprimanded a key witness testifying in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. https://t.co/IaUZSOpmp6
Judge in Trump's hush money trial threatened to throw witness out of court for behavior on stand https://t.co/4SDtkwYxhD
The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial threatened to remove a witness from court after his behavior, transcript shows. https://t.co/8SnsSLxxZF
State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan cleared the courtroom Monday over a dramatic spat with the defense's first main witness, Robert Costello, causing a period of mayhem at former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. https://t.co/DBdZBd1u8F
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial briefly closed the courtroom Monday after admonishing a defense witness. The witness made comments under his breath and spoke after objections were sustained — a signal to witnesses to stop talking. https://t.co/p7d6u5HDXd https://t.co/9kAIXg3d2B
Judge admonishes defense witness for his behavior after prosecution rests in Trump hush money trial https://t.co/BzHjW3E1Cd
Prosecution rests in Trump trial; judge admonishes defense witness for behavior on stand https://t.co/6yQo7a31CX
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial briefly closed the courtroom Monday, after he admonished a defense witness for his behaviour on the witness stand. READ MORE: https://t.co/DNIgEhRbY2 https://t.co/DNIgEhRbY2