Donald Trump complained that the room where his secret trial is taking place was too cold and complained that he was sitting in a “refrigerator. “
Trump’s case revolves around an alleged $130,000 payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels for keeping quiet about her claims about a 2006 affair with Trump in Nevada. The allegations threatened to come to light in 2016, before the election that ultimately led to Trump’s presidency. .
On Monday, however, the former president seemed more concerned about the temperature inside the Manhattan courtroom. Speaking to reporters outside, the 77-year-old said: “I will participate in this trial. I’m going to be in an ice-cold fridge for 8 hours, nine hours or so,” making only those comments. Seconds after addressing the pro-Palestinian protests that took place on American campuses earlier this month.
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This isn’t the first time Trump has expressed contempt for the courtroom climate, saying last month, “We have days of hearings in an icy courtroom. It’s too cold there, on purpose, I think, to raise the temperature. It should. ” It won’t be that complicated.
However, in the wake of claims that Trump fell asleep in the debates, some might argue that the cooler temperatures may work in his favor. The presumptive Republican nominee arrived at the Manhattan courthouse early on April 15 and had to attend a day of trial as jury formation began.
Maggie Haberman of the New York Times sat in the courtroom and wrote on the Times live blog: “It turns out Trump is sleeping. His head helps keep falling and his mouth relaxes. “He added that he “seemed to fall asleep repeatedly. ” and that it’s always a dramatic occasion: head down and mouth noticeably relaxed.
At one point, Haberman wrote that he saw Trump’s top defense attorney, Todd Blanche, passing him notes “for several minutes” before he “seemed to wake up with a start and notice them. “
The cash secrecy case accuses Trump of 34 crimes, all similar to falsifying business records while paying Daniels and trying to influence the final results of the 2016 election, which he won. He faces four years of criminal sentencing, if convicted. Of course, he pleaded not guilty to all charges.
However, this case is just one in a series of legal battles facing the former president. This is one of four criminal indictments; the others relate to his illicit plan to overturn the effects of the 2020 Georgia election in which Joe Biden seized power from him. The Oval Office on his part, his incitement to Jan. 6 at the Capitol and the illegal concealment of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago complex in Florida. The other trials are expected to begin in a few months.
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