Trump NY Trial: Reactions & News (May 20, 2024 – Day 19)

DAY 19: NEW YORK TRIAL (DEMOCRAT DISTRICT ATTORNEY ALVIN BRAGG) v. TRUMP

Case: New York v. Trump, No. 71543-23

TRANSCRIPT: Live updates from the courtroom

Today’s Testimony:

– Michael Cohen (former Trump lawyer (day 4))

– Daniel Sitko (works at Blanche Law and created a summary chart of phone calls)

– Robert Costello (former legal adviser for Michael Cohen)

MICHAEL COHEN ADMITS TO STEALING FROM TRUMP

This just got interesting: Michael Cohen is now admitting to stealing money from our company.

— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) May 20, 2024

CNN reacts to Michael Cohen embezzling money from the Trump Organization

"This is significant… they appear to have caught Cohen in another lie"

"It was Michael Cohen who arranged this scheme"

"So far there is no direct link… to [Trump] in this alleged conspiracy" pic.twitter.com/ZC29XsnhvW

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) May 20, 2024

CNN's top legal analyst says Michael Cohen committed a "more serious" crime than what Alvin Bragg is charging Trump with

"Stealing $60,000 through fraud, which would be larceny in New York State, is more serious of a crime than falsifying business records" pic.twitter.com/RKpfqmx4YM

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) May 20, 2024

COHEN’S FORMER LEGAL ADVISER TO TESTIFY COHEN IS A LIAR

“BREAKING: Defense calls former Michael Cohen Adviser Bob Costello, who says Cohen has been lying to the court, to testify in the New York Trump trial”

BREAKING: Defense calls former Michael Cohen Adviser Bob Costello, who says Cohen has been lying to the court, to testify in the New York Trump trial

— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) May 20, 2024

Costello testifies

BREAKING: Bob Costello testifies President Trump "knew nothing" about Michael Cohen's payments pic.twitter.com/6ypmVMelft

— MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) May 20, 2024

Judge v. Costello:

The judges treatment of Bob Costello is truly disgraceful – he will not allow him to tell his story – the same story he told Congress – as he knows it will be devastating and end this sham trial. This is not justice!

— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) May 20, 2024

Judge clears courtroom after feuding with Costello:

Judge Merchan just cleared the entire courtroom after feuding with Trump's witness Bob Costello

SHAM TRIAL pic.twitter.com/IEEBA8Song

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) May 20, 2024

TRUMP ALLIES IN COURT

🚨 Joining Donald Trump in court today:

-Vernon Jones
-Kash Patel
-Alan Dershowitz
-Bernie Kerik
-AG Alan Wilson
-Rep. Mary Miller
-Rep. Eric Burlison
-Rep. Andrew Clyde
-Rep. Keith Self
-John Coale
-Will Scharf
-Steve Witkoff
-Jerry Kassar
-Chuck Zito pic.twitter.com/vXAKDgRae4

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 20, 2024

TRUMP TODAY

🚨TRUMP: "They have no case. They have no crime. It's been determined by every legal scholar.. He's totally conflicted. This is probably the most conflicted judge in the history of the court system." pic.twitter.com/OF2Kk1jSRs

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 20, 2024

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