Former Federal Judge to CNN on Stormy Daniels’ Testimony: ‘She Was Trying To “Get Trump,” I Actually Thought There Was a Motive There’

COOPER Just in terms ░░░░░░░░ today s trial you ░░░░░░░░ Judge Merchan was clearly ░░░░░░░░ by the level of ░░░░░░░░ and where some of ░░░░░░░░ Daniels testimony went I ░░░░░░░░ wondering if you were ░░░░░░░░ judge in it how ░░░░░░░░ you have handled it ░░░░░░░░ I think much the ░░░░░░░░ way he did Not ░░░░░░░░ did he sustain objection ░░░░░░░░ objection he made objections ░░░░░░░░ when a judge does ░░░░░░░░ you know there s ░░░░░░░░ real problem going on ░░░░░░░░ material that came in ░░░░░░░░ not relevant to this ░░░░░░░░ case at all And ░░░░░░░░ think it shows that ░░░░░░░░ was trying to get ░░░░░░░░ I actually thought there ░░░░░░░░ a motive there She ░░░░░░░░ she hates him She ░░░░░░░░ she d like to ░░░░░░░░ him in prison I ░░░░░░░░ she was purposely throwing ░░░░░░░░ this stuff to make ░░░░░░░░ the jury jurors were ░░░░░░░░ particularly the women jurors ░░░░░░░░ probably half of the ░░░░░░░░ too were really put ░░░░░░░░ But they may have ░░░░░░░░ put off with her ░░░░░░░░ she was too obvious ░░░░░░░░ her efforts to get ░░░░░░░░ him So COATES Well ░░░░░░░░ judge oh excuse me ░░░░░░░░ this judge talked about ░░░░░░░░ know the idea of ░░░░░░░░ cure here is not ░░░░░░░░ mistrial request It would ░░░░░░░░ cross examination Did you ░░░░░░░░ that as a way ░░░░░░░░ cure this And could ░░░░░░░░ instruction do anything to ░░░░░░░░ if she in fact ░░░░░░░░ trying to be that ░░░░░░░░ of witness SCHEINDLIN So ░░░░░░░░ examination is tricky and ░░░░░░░░ m sure Arthur could ░░░░░░░░ to that You don ░░░░░░░░ want to bring it ░░░░░░░░ again You don t ░░░░░░░░ to reopen it and ░░░░░░░░ her repeat it all ░░░░░░░░ that s a big ░░░░░░░░ That if you ask ░░░░░░░░ some of these things ░░░░░░░░ s going to go ░░░░░░░░ it all over again ░░░░░░░░ that leaves us with ░░░░░░░░ limiting instruction And you ░░░░░░░░ tell the jurors all ░░░░░░░░ want I don t ░░░░░░░░ you to pay attention ░░░░░░░░ this stuff that was ░░░░░░░░ relevant at all to ░░░░░░░░ case And the jurors ░░░░░░░░ going to go uh ░░░░░░░░ Then they re going ░░░░░░░░ go in the jury ░░░░░░░░ and say do you ░░░░░░░░ what happened in that ░░░░░░░░ She didn t even ░░░░░░░░ to this thing They ░░░░░░░░ going to do what ░░░░░░░░ re going to do ░░░░░░░░ instructions I think are ░░░░░░░░ one instruction that s ░░░░░░░░ really followed by the ░░░░░░░░