Mr. Costello, in your opening statement, you said that in the over 50 years serving as a lawyer,

you quote, have never seen the types of politically motivated cases that have been brought in

this presidential election season.

These political cases are being used as a weapon of war to damage defeat or impede political adversaries

and their allies.

Instead of political warfare, it is lawfare, a cancer upon our collective judicial system I want to begin

with Alvin Bragg's weaponized sham trial in New York isn't it true that an

Alvin Braggs campaign for Manhattan DA braggs specifically ran on going after President Donald Trump.

That is true.

Isn't it true that Bragg's predecessor, Cy Vance, declined to prosecute President Trump?

That is true.

And the FEC also did not prosecute President Trump. That is true. And the FEC also did not prosecute

President Trump. That is true. And the DOJ did not prosecute President Trump in

this case. The DOJ referring to the US attorney for the Southern District? Correct. Absolutely true.J referring to the U.S. attorney for the Southern District,

Absolutely true. And one of the reasons the Southern District of New York turned

down this case was because the supposed star witness, according to Alvin Bragg

Michael Cohen, was quote, unworthy of belief.

Isn't that true?

Without a doubt.

This is the same Michael Cohen, who pled guilty to seven counts in an indictment that had

absolutely nothing to do with President

Trump and actually predated the first time he met President Trump, correct?

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