Donald Trump dozed off in his hush money trial again on Tuesday at a crucial part of the hearing, MSNBC reporters said.
Lawyer Keith Davidson took the stand to talk about his previous representation of adult film star Stormy Daniels and Playboy playmate Karen McDougal — two people central to the case. Davidson was involved in the deal to sell their stories about sexual relationships with Trump to the National Enquirer.
"Karen McDougal — also a client," posted former prosecutor Harry Litman on X. "Represented her in 2016 regarding rights and responsibilities re personal interaction w/ Donald Trump.
"Trump asleep."
A similar report from MSNBC's Katy Tur cited a "little bit of color," before revealing Trump "doesn’t appear to be awake.”
Tur added, "Trump occasionally looks around and closes his eyes again. It appears he is going in and out of sleep, according to the reporters who are inside the room watching. I'm not clear about whether the jury is seeing him do this. We are waiting on a confirmation of whether the jurors are paying attention to Donald Trump or paying attention to the witness stand."
Trump has fallen asleep in court several times previously, with his lawyers being forced to nudge him awake on at least one occasion.
The latest nap came as Davidson described his relationship with former National Enquirer editor-in-chief Dylan Howard.
As Law360's Stewart Bishop explained, "In a 2016 message exchange, Davidson tells Howard, 'I have a blockbuster Trump story.'"
Howard responded, "I will get you more than anyone for it. You know why."
Trump has denied charges that he arranged payment to Daniels to silence her about a sexual relationship.
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Trump snoozes as Stormy Daniels’ lawyer appears on the stand youtu.be
