Cohen went on the Joy Reid Show to denounce Costello. With no sense of self-awareness, he accused Costello of lacking “any sense of veracity.” But then he added that “I didn’t know Bob Costello from a hole in the wall” and that Costello “was never my lawyer.” On the waiver, Cohen denied any recollection of waiving the privilege and said “I’d like to know when, how and where.”

Costello then went on Tucker Carlson’s Show on Fox News and held up a signed waiver that he said has Cohen’s signature on the second page.

I still find this dog fight between two lawyers to be unseemly. However, unless Costello is a forger, Cohen just added another alleged false statement on the eve of the Trump prosecution. If that is his signature, his denial cannot only be used to show his spotty memory of important legal details or, equally damaging, his own lack of veracity.

For Cohen, it is nothing new but how would you like to be a prosecutor with your star witness adding rebuttal points on national television for the defense?

[Alvin Bragg should really consider the War Games option at this point. If Michael Cohen is his star witness, the best option now is not to play. — Ed]