Trumpie, can you call get your lawyers to call other witnesses like Costello? I would like that very much.

May 21, 2024, 9:59 a.m. ET3 minutes ago3 minutes ago


Jonah BromwichReporting from inside the courthouse

Hoffinger’s final question is an accusation: whether Costello’s testimony to Congress was meant to intimidate Cohen as he testified in this trial. Costello asked her to repeat the question and then denied the accusation. “No,” he said. “Ridiculous.” The cross-examination concluded there.

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Maggie HabermanReporting from inside the courthouse

Robert Costello answers “no” when asked if he has animosity toward Michael Cohen. Susan Hoffinger points out that Costello went to Washington last week to testify before Congress about Cohen, and made aggressive comments about him. Costello says he didn’t know his comments would be reported in the press, which is a little hard to fathom.