Trump hush money judge urges prosecutors to rein in Michael Cohen

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump attends trial at Manhattan Criminal Court May 9, 2024 in New York City. Steven Hirsch/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal trial on Friday urged prosecutors to tell the former U.S. president's estranged former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen to stop making public statements about the case before his expected testimony next week.

Todd Blanche, Trump's defense lawyer in the case stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, said Cohen, the star prosecution witness, had spoken on social media on Wednesday while wearing a T-shirt showing Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, behind bars.