Angry judge in Trump hush-money trial clears court as witness gripes over sustained objections

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Channeling some of Costello's alleged words to him that day, Cohen said the other lawyer impressed upon him the good of being close to Giuliani -- and thus remaining close to Trump through the rough patch: "This would be a great way to have a backchannel to the president to make sure that you are still good and that you are secure.
50% : During that meeting, Cohen testified, Costello let it be known that he was close to Rudy Giuliani, 79, who was, at that point, working closely with Trump during the special counsel investigation led by Robert Mueller, according to a report by Just Security fellow Adam Klasfeld.

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