A defense witness in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case whom the judge threatened to remove over his behavior will return to the stand as the trial nears its end. Trump’s lawyers are hoping Robert Costello’s testimony Tuesday will help undermine the credibility of a key prosecution witness, Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen. But Costello angered the judge Monday, prompting the judge to briefly kick reporters out of the courtroom to admonish him. The chaotic scene unfolded after prosecutors rested their case accusing the Republican ex-president of falsifying business records as part of a scheme to bury stories he feared could hurt his 2016 campaign. Trump denies any wrongdoing.
