Hush money trial judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Donald Trump

Hush money trial judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Donald Trump
Former US president Donald Trump, with lawyer Todd Blanche, right, arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York (Timothy A Clary/Pool Photo via AP)

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial has warned prosecutors to get their star witness, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, to stop his taunting posts and jabs at the former US president.

Judge Juan M Merchan’s comments came as a dramatic and consequential week in the first criminal trial of a former American president drew to a close on Friday.

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