Continues on cnn with wolf blitzer right next door. Tonight in the Trump Trial Fireworks in the court room. Witness who was reprimanded by the judge snide remarks and i rolling this after Star Prosecution witness Michael Cohen admitted on the stand to stealing from the Trump Organization other Breaking News this hour, the us has denouncing the International Criminal court as it seeks work crimes, Arrest Warrants for israeli Prime Minister benjamin designe out in mission to hamas leaders President Biden saying its outrageous to suggest any equivalency between israel and a terrorist group plus, theres even more uncertainty in the volatile middle east after the uranium president s death in a Helicopter Crash, thats raising concerns about a potentially very dangerous he jurists powers struggling welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world im wolf blitzer with a Special Report in the Situation Room, the trump trial today Donald Trumps criminal trial is nearing its historic conclusion with new jokes are very high drama. Were following all the Breaking News on Michael Cohens final hours of very highstakes testimony, as well as the defense witness who prompted the judge to briefly clear the courtroom cnns Kara Scannell is outside the courthouse worse in new york, qarrah. Take us through this dramatic de in how it wrapped up about an hour or so ago we will Donald Trumps team called two witnesses to the stand in his defense. One of those witnesses, a lawyer, robert costello, who had once advised Michael Cohen, he were counted to the jury that he met with cohen just days after the fbi raided cohens apartment and other premises, and that cohen had told him, i dont have anything on donald trump but this became the point of contention, this backandforth, the questioning of this witness, robert costello. Now, Donald Trumps legal team also tried to focus on Michael Cohens credibility. That was the point of calling costello. And its also a point of why they were asking the judge to the end of the de to dismiss this case, saying outside of the presence of the jury that Michael Cohen could not be trusted. And the only way for the jury to get It Conviction of donald trump would be if they believed him coming after the historic de the final witness in this case by the prosecution, as they rested after four weeks of testimony, prosecutors rested their case in former president Donald Trumps criminal trial just after their star witness trumps former fixer, Michael Cohen concluded more than 17 hours of dramatic testimony over four days. Trumps attorney, todd blanche, intensely attack cohens credibility over for multiple days, trying to paint him as a liar who is motivated by money. I just want to get through this so that i can start my own life again blanche got cohen to admit that he stole from the Trump Organization. Cohen confirmed he paid a tech company 20,000 instead of the 50,000 it was owed by trump. But cohen asked trump to be he paid the full amount, which was doubled to cover taxes ultimately, cohen admitted he kept around 60,000 for himself, blanche asks so you stole from the Trump Organization . Yes, sir. Cohen replied cohen said he was angry about getting a low annual bonus earlier in the trial, cohen told prosecutors he requested the full reimbursement because thats what was owed and i didnt feel mr. Trump deserve the benefit of the difference on monday, cohen admitted it was wrong to have taken the money cohen defended his character during testimony to congress in 2019. I understand i have lied, but i am not a liar. I have done bad things, but i am not a bad man after crossexamination concluded prosecutors tried to clean up some of the damage done to cohens credibility. Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger asks about Repayments Cohen received from trump for the the 130,000 in hush money he provided to adult film star Stormy Daniels, which is the crux of the case. This is why im here because we called it a Legal Expense payment to a lawyer cohen testified that despite the 11 checks referring to a retainer agreement, he said no agreement existed because there was no legal work that i was its to be paid for prosecutors played an audio clip for the jury of cohen talking about trump to daniels lawyer keith davidson, about the payment and i cant even tell you how many times he said to me, you know, i hate the fact that we did it and my comment to him was but every person that youve spoken to told you it was the right move after the prosecution rested, the defense started calling witnesses, including robert costello, who once served as a Legal Adviser to Cohen Costello was visibly frustrated as the judge sustained several objections from the prosecution, audibly thing gs and rolling his eyes judge Merchan Gandhi so angry he briefly cleared the courtroom and address costello now costello, will be on the Witness Stand again tomorrow, and trumps lawyers said at this point, they dont anticipate calling any other witnesses a clear sign that former President Donald Trump will not be testifying in his own defense now because of the holiday coming up and some time off, the judge said closing arguments in this case will be next tuesday. Well, its tuesday and De Aid Kara Stay with us house. Want to bring in our legal and political experts or care. I want to start the questioning with you, though take us inside this heated moment between judge merchan and robert costello. The former Legal Advisor to Michael Cohen, as you noted. And that forest you and the rest of the press. And the jury for that matter out of the courtroom. Tell us about that. Get well, if it was an extraordinary moment, robert caught seller was on the Witness Stand and trumps lawyers are asking questions of prosecutors had objected repeatedly in the judge was sustaining those objections. That Point Costello was rolling his eyes and at one point he said loud enough for us to hear jesus so the judge excuse the jury, and then turn to costello and then had said to him he wanted to talk to him about decorum in the courtroom, saying, you dont give me a sayyed and you dont roll your eyes when theres a witness on the stand. If you dont like my ruling, you dont say jeez, you dont say strike it. And he asked him, do you understand me costello . Glared at the judge, causing judge merchan to say, are you staring me down . Then he said clear the courtroom so the Court Security officers were then all shouting at the media and the public to get out of the courtroom. We were escorted out. We waited around outside the door and were brought back in nothing was said after that moments about the exchange that happen once we were all removed from the courtroom, but the jury was called back in and the direct examination of costello continued. So things continued after that as they were, but certainly a dramatic moment with the judge throwing everyone out of the courtroom because he needed to speak with costello the dramatically deed standby, qarrah, i want to bring in elliot williams, eliot. It was really interesting. Your heard, judge, were seans anger there that costello, how risky of a movement was it for the defense to Call Costello to testify, perhaps the last witness for the defense. Oh, quite risky and not a great idea for the defense if they didnt have a sense as to how this was how the witness was going to behave. Look, wolf. There are jurors that dont personally like prosecutors are particular prosecutor. There jurors that dont particularly like a Defense Attorney believe it or not, there are jurors that didnt like me personally when i appeared in front of my hard as hard as that might be to believe. But you know what, ive never once talk to a Juror Manager that did not respect the judge in the courtroom. They see a Witness Mouthing off to a judge, and they and they almost take it personally because they regard they see the robe and regard the judge as a figure of authority when you have a witness behaving that way, even if even if the jurors did not know what they talked about when once they what the judge and the lawyers talking about when the jury was sent out, they know that this was a scolding coming, and it did not play well for the defense. They probably shouldnt have called him. Let me get William Brennan to react. All of that. William, you think todd blanche trumps lawyer, Defense Lawyer in this case was effective today. Would you have approached this case differently . I really dont want to go down the rabbit hole of second guessing him. But from the cheap seats, wolfe, i wouldnt change a thing. This guy is knocked it out of the park i mean, mr. Blanche has knocked it out of the park for him to close today with this 60,000 client theft it is a grand slam and on the other issue, i agree with elliott. Most jurors and in fact, its been uniform and my 35 years look up to the judge respect the judge. Its like a father figure, but in this case, having spent a lot of time in front of the judge, merchan myself, he out of central casting. This is spielbergs version of a judge. He say very decent man. I mean, it was foolish for that witness to make it about themselves. Its not about that witness. Its about the defendant. And this case. A good point in our cara let me get to listen to this conversation. Alissa, let me go to you. How do you think donald trump is feeling after todays very dramatic court . Events well, less than i think weve been judging how hes feeling about how the day went by, how long he speaks afterward, and he gave very lengthy glowing remarks outside the courtroom, citing rightwing figures who are praising him, but leftwing ones as well. And listen, i think that the day went very well for him. This stunning moment of Michael Cohen admitting to essentially actually stealing money from the Trump Organization. But, but, but donald trump is so often his own worst enemy. And i think it was a huge misstep to bring forward castello in this matter in this manner. I think it could have really heard the defense, but i think there was an audience of one that wanted it. I think donald trump wanted the chaos. He wanted someone to be outraged on his behalf so its really all, its going to ultimately be up to how that played in the courtroom and what the jurors see. Does his lack of credibility outweigh that if Michael Cohens its really an open question at this point. Cure i want to dig deeper on that specific moment that you were inside. You saw it firsthand unfold. Michael cohen admitting stealing some 60,000 from the Trump Organization what was the reaction inside the room like well, thats fury has been poker face, so they dont show anything theyve never reacted that ive seen. I look at them repeatedly. Theyve never reacted to any of the testimony, but it was a moment when on crossexamination, trumps lawyer had asked Michael Cohen about these payments and this reimbursement and getting cohen to acknowledge that he didnt just keep the 30,000. Remember, this is at 50,000 payment. Cohen city, may 20 but he said he didnt just keep the 30,000 he had allowed the Trump Organization to double it for tax purposes. And so he ultimately stole 60,000. Cohen agreed with that. He gave his explanation saying that he was upset that his bonus was cut and he had done a lot of work for donald trump, including the nice daniels payments. So that was the reason why he kept it. But he did acknowledge as the defense has been trying to do to show that Michael Cohen has lied at times that he has stolen in this case from the Trump Organization and try to undercut his credibility is someone that the jury can build please you. Its interesting, elie at the 60,000 that cohen has now admitted to stealing from the Trump Organization, that 60,000 was for the Hush Money Repayments at the very heart of this case, how much of an impact do you see that admission having on the jury bleed or not . I dont think a ton wolf because of the fact that the jury has ready many gotten plenty of evidence about credibility issues with this witness, and its just theres evidence been submitted that he lied to the irs and his family and so on. He also lied to the Trump Organization. So given that so much of his testimony is corroborated by other evidence really, what the jury chooses to believe Michael Cohen isnt really going to change are at the best way ive seen in this all explained up than someone on this Network Earlier today, is that prosecutors and essentially building a house of bricks and each brick is a piece of evidence. Now you take some out, maybe the building will fall down, but maybe it will not. And this certainly cast out further on his credibility, but it does not devastate the case in a way that some may thinking it might. William, i dont know what more you could do the well, and i mean, perjury, lying lying to this uri stealing from his client in the world of attorney discipline. Thats like firstdegree murder. But the only thing he hasnt done is an Animal Sacrifice or a violent crime. But all im saying is at this point, though what i think were in agreement on this at this point, the witness has virtually everything out of the texas. I mean, he was on the origin a certain point. Theyve added on another fact that does speak to his credibility, but does it change anything overkill your elliotts right guys stick around. Alyssa, the defense case, the case is all about painting Michael Cohen as a liar and a cheat. And even worse, but he was trumps lawyer and fixer. What for about ten years. How does that reflect on trump thats what i think is really interesting in this to the degree that the voting public is paying attention. Is this has laid out that Donald Trumps surrounded himself by very shady people on top of michael what cohen, Unknown Perjure are convicted felon. Hes also got someone from the hells angels arriving with him in court today. Its sort of this star wars bar cast that he showing up with. And id also remind you separate from this case, he has former white house advisors like Peter Navarro in jail right now. Youve got Allen Weisselberg at rikers. Youve got others whove been indicted like mark meadows who are weight awaiting trial for a man who prided himself and surrounding himself with the very best people. This has kind of been a masterclass. Im showing. In fact, he did not important points in david, guys. Thank you very, very much. Just ahead, Michael Cohens former Attorney Standing by to join us live. Well get his reaction to cohens admission under oath today. Hey, that he stole money from the Trump Organization and later cnn has an exclusive interview with a top prosecutor for the International Criminal court on the decision to seek Work Crimes Warrants for the leaders of hamas and israel, including the israeli Prime Minister benjamin. Its time you assignments are going off and playing the tornado im thinking im going to die and i thought that was it. Filing earth with Liev Schreiber premieres june 2, id nine on cnn. 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