Robert Costello, a former legal adviser to ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen, said the judge in former President Trump's hush money trial "totally overreacted" while admonishing him for his courtroom behavior during his testimony.

Costello pointed out several instances he believes Judge Juan Merchan targeted him during his time in the Manhattan courtroom. One instance involved the judge allegedly accusing the witness of trying to stare him down.

"I guess I muttered … ‘Jeez’ … That’s all I did. The judge then went on a rant ... I had to turn to my right to look at him," Costello told hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby Friday on the "Cats and Cosby Show." "That’s what you normally do when somebody’s speaking to you."

He continued, "He immediately said, ‘Are you trying to stare me down?’… [I said], ‘No. Can I........

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