'Never seen anything like it!' Trump rages at 'tyrant' judge after chaos erupts in court
Former President Donald Trump engaged in one of his longest angry post-trial rants Monday after a dramatic day in court that saw his defense's witness spur chaos in the courtroom.
Trump appeared enraged that Robert Costello, the one-time legal adviser to Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen, faced repercussions for antagonizing Justice Juan Merchan by rolling his eyes and muttering in the witness's box.
"You saw what we saw," said Trump. "It was an incredible — I've never seen anything like it in my life."
Trump proceeded to call the New York City criminal court judge "a tyrant."
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"We have an acting judge, an appointed judge by Democrats, by the club, and they're keeping narratives, this is their fourth week," Trump said. "Soon will be our fifth week."
Trump then proceeded to do what he has done many of the previous days of trial, and read off quotes from people that he claims exonerate him — in this case including some from CNN legal analyst Elie Honig.
The prosecution has now rested in the case, following several days of testimony by Cohen, who has asserted Trump was directing the illegal scheme to disguise payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels as legal fees.
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Trump pleaded not guilty to charges of falsifying business records and denies an affair between himself and Daniels.
The prosecution argues the alleged scheme was effectively election interference as it concealed information from voters in ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Some other dramatic moments occurred on cross-examination of Cohen, where Trump attorney Todd Blanche got Cohen to admit to having stolen $30,000 from the Trump Organization.