Maggie Haberman Reports Trump ‘Appears To Be Sleeping’ LIVE From Court
CNN commentator and New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman reported former President Donald Trump “appears to be sleeping” in the courtroom at his election interference-hush money trial.
Trump’s trial — on 34 felony counts in the case that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has brought involving hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels— began Monday morning with jury selection.
CNN was on the scene with branded coverage entitled “Trump Hush Money Trial” featuring custom graphics and live coverage outside the courthouse.
But Haberman and her Times colleagues provided live text updates from the trial, one of which could prove embarrassing for Trump.
Minutes before the trial broke for lunch, Jonah Bromwich wrote “We are sitting through a somewhat dull discussion about an important issue: Last month, the judge, seeking to stem a flood of defense motions meant in part to delay the trial, asked the defense to give notice when it sought to make a new argument. Ever since, the defense has sought to turn that very order, meant to combat delays, into a delay tactic. That includes right now.”
Several minutes later, Haberman wrote “Trump appears to be sleeping. His head keeps dropping down and his mouth goes slack.”
A few minutes later, Haberman provided a Trump sleeping update, writing “Trump has apparently jolted back awake, noticing the notes his lawyer passed him several minutes ago.”
About ten minutes after that, one of Haberman’s colleagues wrote “Justice Merchan says that the prospective jurors, who haven’t even come to the courtroom yet, are now on their lunch break. As such, we are also now breaking to eat and will be back at 1:30 p.m.”
Ironically, one of Trump’s many nicknames for President Joe Biden is “Sleepy Joe” — a moniker that may become outdated following the lapse.
Haberman made an appearance on CNN shortly thereafter to recount her reporting to anchor Jake Tapper.
Watch above via CNN’s “Trump Hush Money Trial” coverage.
