Judge Juan M. Merchan told Robert Costello, slashed to 50,000 from. Cohen claimed to have paid 50,000 to a technology firm.
Evidence
Judge in Trumpās hush money trial threatened to remove witness from ā¦ (AP News)
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
- XREF: connects to: Ellisās apparent stumble was mischaracterized by the prosecution. ā Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2868
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- Judge Merchan accused Costello of exhibiting ācontemptuousā conduct and threatened to remove him from the stand if he tried to stare him down again. (similarity 0.81)
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