Trump's Lawyer Had to Wake Him Up

[kpete]

Politico: “For several minutes, Trump appeared to be sleeping in his seat as Todd Blanche continued to conduct his cross-examination of Cohen. Trump was motionless, his head hanging down.”

“His lawyer Susan Necheles, who sat two seats away from him with an empty seat between them, appeared to attempt — unsuccessfully — to get his attention. Failing to do so, she moved into the empty seat between them, at which point Trump appeared to awaken.”

https://politicalwire.com/2024/05/14/trumps-lawyer-had-to-wake-him-up/
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/05/14/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/trump-snooze-watch-lawyer-edition-00157948

[Irish_Dem]

1. Did they double his meds today because Cohen is testifying?

Or is Trump pretending and sending a big FU to everyone?

[mopinko]

19. def drugged. he's unable to pretend.

[Irish_Dem]

21. I am leaning towards being drugged.

I think the attorneys were afraid he would end up in jail because of acting out
in response to Cohen's testimony.

So they dosed him up and then gave him pictures showing how wonderful he
is to distract him.

[littlemissmartypants]

32. I'm team drugged, too. ❤️

[RockRaven]

28. They may just have withheld his usual stimulants

if he is a habitual stimulant user as is often alleged, and the effect would be similar.

[Irish_Dem]

30. Stimulant withdrawal can be very bad.

It can be quite severe, resulting in violence or suicide attempts.

They would be very foolish to cut off Trump from his stimulants right before the trial.

It would be better to decrease them slightly and then use some sedatives to keep him calm.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

61. Gave him a 'Pirin' tablet n/t

[Irish_Dem]

67. "where the hell are my pirin tablets."

Great scene from Birdcage.

[getagrip_already]

31. Double dose donnie downers... d4.

Stat!

[OAITW r.2.0]

82. I'm thinking, on the advice of his lawyers, he's taking seditives.

Something that puts him in a quiet, euphoric state that forces the eyes closed for a total relaxing experience. That keeps him from blowing up in Court.

[onecaliberal]

44. That would be my guess. I'm sure he's been drugged the whole time.

It’s the only way for him to be even half way able.

[Irish_Dem]

50. When he started swearing at Stormy, they knew they needed to up his meds

for Cohen's testimony.

[onecaliberal]

52. Yeah. He would have had an epic meltdown.

[Irish_Dem]

54. Yes if Stormy upset him, Cohen would send him through the roof.

[bdamomma]

64. I would

love to see that!!!!

[Irish_Dem]

68. I'd pay cash money to see it.

[onecaliberal]

73. Admittedly, I'd love to see a throw the ketchup moment myself.

[Irish_Dem]

84. I would like to see one of this legendary temper tantrums.

I wonder how bad they are?

[Captain Zero]

83. But did he still yak after the trial?

Was he all bright eyed and bushy tailed at noon and at the end of the day?

[Irish_Dem]

85. They could be giving him short acting tranquilizers.

But yes if he is wide awake at lunch and at the end of the day
then we are looking at Trump putting on an act.

[bdamomma]

63. He is awake at night like a

vampire, sleeps during the trial.

[DemocraticPatriot]

75. I think he's just OLD, in advanced dementia, stayed up too late on Truth Social,

and in much worse general health than President Joe Biden!

Also, he can't load up on caffeine in court with usual Diet Cokes....
all that would be enough to put him to sleep, without "meds".

[Blue Owl]

79. Don Yawn

[captain queeg]

2. His condition would be helpful in prison

He could nod off during those many empty hours.

[Silent3]

25. He only sleeps so much during the day...

...because he's up all night rage-tweeting.

Plus he's probably mildly sedated to prevent him from acting up too much in court.

In prison (oh, how I wish I could believe Trump will some day occupy one) it won't be easy to do either of those things.

[ecstatic]

56. Without adderall he will sleep the entire day with no problems.

I wonder if his doctors finally decided to wean him off of it (except for at the rallies)?

[Think. Again.]

3. It's all an act to make it appear that he doesn't care about this.

[ThoughtCriminal]

4. Sort of hurts the "Sleepy Joe" messaging though

But trying to put myself in the mind of his supporters makes my head hurt.

[Think. Again.]

8. Yeah, don't do that!

[CanonRay]

55. I cannot bend over far enough

to get my head up my ass to imagine the minds of his supporters

[oregonjen]

6. Kind of like a toddler saying "I can't see you!"

[bdamomma]

65. Yup

He's a man/child.

[brewens]

10. I dunno. Trump would likely have sleep apnea along with everything else. He'd be the guy that would be snotty about

wearing a CPAP mask too. I don't like it, I don't wanna and you can't make me! LOL

I have sleep apnea and before I was diagnosed and got the CPAP, I was starting to have a rough time. I was also taking fair care of myself and trying to get as much sleep as I could. I was in bed long enough but so much of that time is wasted with sleep apnea.

If I had lived like Trump and been up in the middle of the night, I would have been unable to do my job.

[GB_RN]

36. Get Those Patients In The Cath Lab...

Ugh. What a pain in the ass: we give sedation and they kinda stop breathing. Not totally, but enough to make their O2 saturation drop to unacceptable levels. Then we have to take steps. If they’d brought their CPAPs as instructed, or hell, even gotten one like they should have…🙄

[jalan48]

11. I agree. He's trolling the the justice system and his followers love it.

[Diamond_Dog]

14. That's what I think, too.

[RainCaster]

5. If I was on the jury...

I would be offended by the guy who cares so little about this case. Far more inclined to vote guilty.

[bdamomma]

69. He's a

arrogant POS.

[ananda]

7. Did she have to put a clothespin on her nose...

to get that close?

[GB_RN]

38. Nah.

She has air freshener spray under the table and wears a Renuzit around her neck. 😂

[Katcat]

43. I wondered

If she was sitting two seats away because of the stench from trump.

[Blue Owl]

81. Donny should

[Rebl2]

9. Should be

slamming books down to wake him up or bumping his chair, better yet elbow him.

[TSExile]

17. How about an air horn???

[Rebl2]

18. 👍👍👍👍👍

[Mr.Bill]

23. Shock collar. n/t

[bdamomma]

66. A

taser????

[littlemissmartypants]

33. ...

[AllaN01Bear]

42. i mentioned that down thread.:)

that would wake the whole court up. quack

[Josiesdad]

45. I'm thinking a remote control cattle prod

... and give Cohen the clicker.

[LuvLoogie]

48. Sit next to him, fart, and burp at his face

Eat an onion and sardine sandwich and sing him a lullaby.

[brewens]

12. On The Wire when a cop got caught asleep at his desk they got scissors and cut his tie off! LOL

They had a bulletin board with all the ties.

How would it not be worth whatever you'd be charged with to snip Trump's tie off? You'd be a legend! LOL

[Irish_Dem]

37. His attorney should start doing that.

Every time Trump falls asleep she cuts off part of his tie.

[AllaN01Bear]

39. hehe.

[Jrose]

13. Maybe he'll fall into a long, indefinite comatose state and

be carried out of the courtroom...
(after a guilty verdict) and be shackled to a cot in a cell.

[Diamond_Dog]

15. We can dream....

[FSogol]

16. Go toward the light, Trumpy!

[Traurigkeit]

20. Wish she'd let Judge Merchan wake TSF up

What Justice Merchan would have said could have been Gold.

[SeattleVet]

24. A sharp rap across the knuckles with the gavel would work wonders.

[Irish_Dem]

35. Maybe that's why they give judges the little hammer.

To wake up people sleeping in their court.

[bdamomma]

70. ..................

[AllaN01Bear]

41. na, a blast from my freon air horn should do it , quack

[twodogsbarking]

22. Eat sleep crap. That's Donald.

[Harker]

27. Sometimes simultaneously. n/t

[JoseBalow]

26. slowly slip the Sharpie out of his pocket...

[Irish_Dem]

40. Damn, the comments on this thread are hilarious.

My little dog is giving me the side eye because I keep laughing out loud.

[malaise]

29. Smelvis the SF Slobfather aka Don Poorleone the Nodfather

Will be 78. a month from today.
He sleeps late. He is a lazy indisciplined piece of shit.
Of course he was sleeping

[Sogo]

47. I'm counting five great names in that post!!!

LOL!

[malaise]

51. LOL

😂

[tenderfoot]

34. He's feigning nodding off

it's performance art

[Ford_Prefect]

46. I'm quite surprised they didn't call the EMS... But then they'd have to admit he actually needed medical assistance.

Which might have led to an examination which would reveal his true condition. Which would deprive them of a client capable of answering the case due to incapacity. In which case they aren't getting paid for further services since DJT makes all the calls, no matter how dubious, doubtful, or illegal.

Oh My!

[underpants]

49. Let's remember "Executive time" until about 11:00 AM

Yes he was doing his own hair and makeup (not making that up) before the commute downstairs


When he golfs he’s at his own course and cheats badly so a round is at most 4 hours.

Then precious has a couple hours before receiving a standing ovation when he goes to dinner.


Yes he stays up until 2 but realize he takes naps and he’s not sitting in his own domain.

[Takket]

53. and he loves to call biden "sleepy joe"

[TurboDem]

57. I'm just curious

if they let the possum on his head remain sleeping.

[bdamomma]

71. ...............

funny

[orange jar]

58. This kind of ruins

his campaign strategy to paint Biden as mentally incompetent and barely functioning, doesn't it? Of course, his followers will twist themselves into pretzels defending this somehow…

[NoMoreRepugs]

59. Trump feigning sleep to show he's disinterested is nonsense.

Why does anyone think this jackass is some sort of ingenious individual one step ahead of everyone?

[SunSeeker]

60. LOL

[Leith]

62. I'm suspicious

tsf could be drugged - it would be in character.

But the orange madman has skated through life, avoiding all consequences of all his criminality. For all the workers, contractors, and people he cheated and stole from: how in the world has he escaped retribution?

For whatever reason, he has never faced any consequence during his life of serial criminality. Why should this be any different?

[bdamomma]

72. Yes

he probably thinks he'll walk on the verdict. He's for a rude awakening.

[Leith]

80. I don't usually fearmonger

but, what if he does walk?

[DemocraticPatriot]

74. SLEEPY DON..... Meanwhile, President Biden is wide awake,

trying to do his best to help ordinary Americans have a better life!

[Groundhawg]

76. trump is drugged up for sure.

[Blue Owl]

77. Grandpa Sharticus

[Silent Type]

78. Sadly, bet trump's supporters like how relaxed and disrespectful he is.