The judge overseeing Donald Trump s hush money trial warned his lawyer Tuesday that the former presidents repeated cursing in court was verging on witness intimidation as adult film star Stormy Daniels testified at length in front of the jury.

New York state Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan called Trump attorney Todd Blanche to the stand for a sidebar during a trial break and warned him about his clients audible swearing, according to court transcripts.

I understand that your client is upset at this point, Merchan told Blanche, say the transcripts , obtained by The Washington Post. But he is cursing audibly and he is shaking his head visually, and thats contemptuous. It has the potential to intimidate the witness and the jury can see that.

I am speaking to you here at the bench because I dont want to embarrass him, Merchan added. You need to speak to him. I wont tolerate that.

Blanche had a terse reply, saying: I will talk to him.

Trump is facing 34 felony charges related to hush money payments made to Daniels days before the 2016 presidential election. Prosecutors say Trump falsified business records to hide $130,000 in payments for a nondisclosure agreement that prevented Daniels from going public with her allegation of an extramarital affair with Trump in 2006.