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Erin Burnett OutFront

Michael Cohen Admits On The Stand He Stole From Trump Org.

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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4.4706 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The judge in the New York hush money cover up trial scolds a witness and clears the courtroom. This as Michael Cohen makes a major admission. Did he recover? Plus, one of the last American doctors left in Gaza, who was also credited with saving Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s life in Iraq, explains why this conflict is worse than anything he has ever seen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Out front next, we begin with news, the face-off and drama in the Trump trial as the judge scolds a defense witness, clears the courtroom.

0:11.2

This is Michael Cohen makes a major admission. Did he recover? And he's one of the only American doctors left in Gaza.

0:18.4

Here why the doctor who's credited with saving

0:21.0

Senator Tammy Duckworth's life in Iraq says this conflict is worse than anything he has ever

0:27.0

seen. Plus breaking news, Bannon, just responding to the DOJ's request that he starts serving

0:32.1

his prison sentence is Trump's one-time right-hand man about to go to jail? Let's go out front.

0:40.1

And good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett. Out front tonight. Are you staring me down right now?

0:45.2

An explosive clash between the judge and Trump's hush money trial and one of the only defense witnesses.

0:50.3

The judge, even at one moment, yelling, clear the courtroom. Tensions had been building as Robert Costello, a lawyer who once advised Michael Cohen,

0:58.5

started making remarks like, geez, and ridiculous when an objection was raised.

1:02.6

At one point, expressing his disdain and exasperation by making a blowing raspberry sound

1:08.1

after a series of sustained objections.

1:10.3

And it got so out of hand that the judge

1:12.8

reprimanded Costello. Judge Mershan saying, quote, Mr. Costello, I'd like to discuss proper decorum

1:19.5

in my courtroom. As a witness on the stand, if you don't like my ruling, you don't say geez.

1:24.1

And then you don't say strike it because I'm the only one who can strike testimony in the court.

1:28.9

If you don't like my ruling, you don't get me side eye or roll your eyes.

1:33.2

Well, Costello said he understood. And at that point, people in the room say Costello was

1:38.0

staring at Mershon, causing the judge to erupt. Are you staring me down? Get out of the courtroom.

1:44.6

And the room quickly cleared

1:45.9

so that Mershan could dress down Costello.

1:48.4

Now, Trump, after leaving later,

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