He had trouble keeping his eyes open. While the whole world has its eyes fixed on the historic criminal trial which opened this Monday against Donald Trump, the main person concerned probably had difficulty being captivated by the proceedings carried out against him.
According to some journalists present in court to witness the first ever criminal trial of a sitting or former president, Donald Trump had great difficulty keeping his eyes open and even fell asleep. “Mr. Trump appeared to fall asleep on several occasions, his mouth going slack and his lowered head falling to his chest,” reported New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman.
It even took him several minutes to realize that his lawyer, Todd Blanche, was trying to pass him notes. “Trump seemed to wake up suddenly and notice them,” describes Maggie Haberman in her article, as well as on CNN.
“Sleepy Don”
Since cameras were not allowed in the room during the trial, no images showing the 77-year-old man sleeping could be leaked.
However, this observation shared by the American journalist inspired Joe Biden's former communications director, who was quick to rename the former president "Sleepy Don", in reference to the nickname that the latter proudly gives to the current President of the United States: “Sleepy Joe”.
Donald Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business documents to conceal a payment of $130,000 (approximately 122,000 euros) made a few days before the 2016 presidential election to porn actress Stormy Daniels.
He is accused of having made this transfer through his lawyer to buy the actress's silence about sexual relations they allegedly had in 2006, a year after marrying Melania. The billionaire has pleaded not guilty to the charges.