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all this has resulted in one courtroom disaster after another, and sure enough, late yesterday afternoon, Trump's lawyers pointed guns at their own feet " and pulled the trigger until it went click.
it all happened because Trump ordered his lawyers to call Robert Costello to the stand.
Costello " a Trump hanger-on who had served as a legal advisor to both Michael Cohen and Rudy Colludy " was there to testify that Michael Cohen is a poopy-head who sucks all ass, and also is a lying liar who lies about everything. what Costello did instead was to pour gasoline all over his own credibility and set a match to it.
during the defense's questioning of Costello, the prosecution naturally raised a number of objections. with each sustained objection, Costello grew ever more irritated with Judge Merchan " shaking his head, muttering, and rolling his eyes, until finally
COSTELLO (muttering with exasperation): JESUS
MERCHAN (LEANS OVER): "I'M SORRY?!"
holy sh*t! Costello violated the Prime Directive: don't piss off the judge. Merchan was all earth to dumb-ass: shut the f*ck up.
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.
putting Costello on the stand was a f*cking disaster for Trump " a disaster that everyone could see coming a mile away.
