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Donald Trump’s defense in his hush money/falsified business records trial rested on Tuesday, May 21 after pro-Trump attorney Robert Costello finished his testimony and the former president decided not to testify. Final arguments in the trial are expected for May 28 after Memorial Day. Costello was combative in court, clashing with Justice Juan Merchan. Trump’s defense team used Costello as a witness in the hope of damaging the credibility of former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, but according to the Daily Beast’s Jose Pagliery, it was Costello’s own credibility that was damaged by his testimony. “…

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