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Trump trial live: Defense witness Robert Costello to return to stand after being accused of ‘staring down’ judge
Justice Juan Merchan clears court to admonish lawyer for ‘contemptuous’ attitude over tutting and eye-rolling and rules closing arguments will now take place next week
Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial will resume at Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday, with further testimony from the defense’s first and perhaps only witness, lawyer Robert Costello.
After the prosecution rested its case on Monday, Mr Trump’s attorneys began to present theirs but immediately ran into trouble when Mr Costello was angrily admonished by Judge Juan Merchan for “staring him down” and muttering in response to the justice’s decisions.
Also on Monday, the former president’s estranged ex-lawyer Michael Cohen concluded his testimony after more than 17 hours on the stand giving evidence.
Cohen endured something of a rocky ride during that time, particularly when he was accused of lying by defense attorney Todd Blanche and challenged over inconsistencies in his statements about the Stormy Daniels payoff at the heart of the case.
Mr Trump denies having an affair with the adult film star and all of the 34 felony charges he faces over the falsification of business records to hide the $130,000 payment made to Ms Daniels in October 2016.
New York hush money trial: Trump claims North Korea ‘getting frisky’ outside court. In addition to his usual gripes about the case, the “refrigerator” temperature in the courtroom and sailing close to the wind on breaking his gag order with a criticism of Michael Cohen, the defendant also had this bizarre remark to make about Kim Jong-un yesterday.