With lawyer Robert Costello back on the witness stand, the jury was shown a series of emails from April 19, 2018, in which Costello, who once advised Michael Cohen, repeatedly mentioned Rudy Giuliani, who would become Trump’s personal lawyer while he served as president. In his earlier testimony, Cohen said that Costello had advised him against speaking to Trump directly, offering to provide a back channel to the then president through Giuliani.

“I am sure you saw the news that Rudy is joining the Trump legal team. I told you my relationship with Rudy which could be very very useful for you,” Costello wrote in an email to Cohen, according to CNN.

Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger also presented Costello with another email he sent to Jeff Citron, Costello’s partner, on the same day saying, “All the more reason for Cohen to hire me because of my connection to Giuliani, which I mentioned to him in our meeting.”

“That was your email, correct?” Hoffinger asked.

“Correct,” Costello replied.