Hush money trial: Trump denies sleeping in court, says he closes his eyes to ‘listen intensely’
- Donald Trump responds to reports that said he appeared to doze off during his Manhattan trial
- Former US president says he closes his ‘beautiful blue eyes, sometimes’ so that he can ‘listen intensely’
Former US president Donald Trump says he didn’t fall asleep during his hush money trial.
Multiple reporters from outlets such as The New York Times, CNN, and The Washington Post have published reports noting that Trump appeared to doze off during his first criminal trial.
Trump has been regularly appearing in a Manhattan court since the trial kicked off on April 15. He is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a sexual affair with the porn star Stormy Daniels.
But the reports of him snoozing, Trump says, aren’t true at all.
“Contrary to the FAKE NEWS MEDIA, I don’t fall asleep during the Crooked D.A.’s Witch Hunt, especially not today,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Thursday. “I simply close my beautiful blue eyes, sometimes, listen intensely, and take it ALL in!!!”
Trump’s remarks come just a day after The Times’ Maggie Haberman told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that it is “100 per cent true” that he was sleeping at some points during his trial.
Haberman, however, did acknowledge that there were times where Trump really was just closing his eyes.