Santa newsnight starts now the circus comes to the courtroom. Thats tonight on these nine good evening. Im abby phillip the new york tonight. Tensions and chaos erupt inside of the courtroom. Let me set the scene for you. The trump team made a game time decision to call a witness, robert costello. Hes a former Legal Advisor to Michael Cohen. Now about 14 minutes into his testimony, cohen, costello vividly demonstrated why he may have caught trumps the tension. But the Presiding Judge was not amused costello rolled his eyes. A judge merchan, he let out an audible sigh after an objection. And the transcript, maybe the best way to describe what happened next in that courtroom. The judge, he says, i wanted to discuss proper decorum in my courtroom. Costello, right judge okay. So when there is a witness on the stand, if you dont like my ruling, you dont say, jeez. Okay. And then you dont say strike it because im the only one who can strike testimony in the courtroom. Do you, understand that
Russia and know when to attack brennan. Who allows is known to be attacked. And now its not happening is israel. And jewish people that go for biden in the democrats did have thanks very much okay, so lets bring in cnns tawam foreman, Fact Checking what we just heard from donald trump. Mr. Foreman, its a lot of what weve heard before jake is i actually remarkable how little invention there isnt this same old thing saying its on the White House House case. The white house is prosecuting those. No, it is not. Alvin bragg is a locally elected official hes been chosen up there. He has not been chosen by the white house. Hes not pushing the white houses case. He says its all about stopping him because hes leading candidate. Same answer. This is a local prosecution of this. Again, with the legal experts, all of them all say its fake, its false. Not true. He said the American People see this trial as a fraud and waste of time. Thats not true either. Back when he was indicted, in fact, 60 of a
Cnn Special Coverage or former President Trumps Hush Money Criminal Trial. Im Briana Keeler in washington with kaitlan collins, who is outside the courtroom. House in new york. And today trumps defense has pressed Michael Cohen, trumps former lawyer and fixer about his history of lying under oath in an attempt to discredit him the defense is also highlighted some of the various insults that he has logged against trump over the years, painting him as a man out for revenge after their relationship fell apart. At one point, the defense play this clip from cohens podcast in october of 20 he 20. Here it is truly hope that this man, ends up in prison. It wont bring back the year that i lost or the damage done to my family but revenge is a dish best served cold and you Better Believe i want this made to go down and rotten side for what he did to me and my family it only got crazier from there with cohens credibility clearly on the line, when trumps Defense Attorney here, todd blanche, is tryi
Do that as an 18 leinz to federal judge about that case in 2018. Does the prosecution have an airtight case . Ill let my nesc next guests debate that. Also had did these universities city of michigan protesters crossed the line, masked antiisrael activist putting fake corpses and bloodied stuffed animals outside the homes of several regions at the university city, one region who woke up to a list of demands on his door, will join me this hour plus the latest in our series, Homeless In America, City And Park Service Employees closing Homeless Encampments in washington, dc. Today, i went out to see their efforts. Are they fixing a problem when were just chasing it a few blocks away. But lets start with Donald Trumps Hush Money Cover Up Trial In Manhattan where the defense went after Michael Cohen and his past lives under oath, even suggesting that some of his testimony in this current trial has been dishonest. Cohens crossexamination will continue on monday. Were told cnns paula reads ou
Next step of its operation, rafah all right. Well, barack, thank you very much for sharing your reporting and analysis. I appreciate it and thanks s so much to all of you for being with us. Ac30 60 starts now and good evening, thanks for joining us. We were expecting fireworks in the first day of Cross Examination on Michael Cohen, the onetime fixture for the former president turned witness in his criminal hush money trial. And we got it no sooner had the defense began after morning and the prosecution front ending all possible attacks on winds, character than defense attorney todd blanche repeated a colorful shall we say insolvent cone had used to describe blanche online that prompted a sidebar with the judge who asked blanche, blanche, why are you making this about yourself . The attorneys said he that he wasnt that he had a quote right to show the witnesses bias the judge sustained the objection. The trial got back underway, but it was wasnt long before blanche returned to cohens pr