Former President Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump joked that she fears narcolepsy runs in the family after rumors surfaced this week that her uncle fell asleep in court. flew.
The former president apparently fell asleep on the first day of his New York hush money criminal trial.Maggie Haberman of the New York Times report On Monday, the former president “appeared to nod his head several times” during his court appearance, but his “mouth was slack and his head drooped over his chest.”
President Trump: “I’m a little worried that narcolepsy runs in my family.” Said In a clip highlighted by Mediaite on SiriusXM’s “The Dean Obidala Show” on Wednesday.
President Trump said during the trial that he believed his uncle was “suffering” and that “the depth of his narcissistic wounds cannot be underestimated.”
“First of all, he’s out of control, and worse, he’s under someone else’s control,” Trump continued. “Someone else has all the power in that room, and he has none. So that’s already a problem for him.”
The hush money trial began on Monday and was the first criminal trial of an American president. The former president was charged with falsifying business records related to repayments to former lawyer Michael Cohen, who paid the adult film actor $130,000 to keep quiet about an alleged affair with Trump before the 2016 election. He has been charged with a crime, which he denies. .
After the second day of jury selection in the trial, the former president called the reimbursement “litigation costs” and placed some of the blame on his accountant.
“I was paying a lawyer and I recorded it as legal fees. My accountant. I didn’t know,” Trump told reporters. “Please record it as a legal expense. That’s exactly what happened. Is that why you’re going to be prosecuted?”
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