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Donald Trump was in court on Monday for a pretty momentous occasion: Day one of his criminal hush-money trial—and Jon Stewart could not contain his excitement.
“After years of anticipation, the first criminal trial of a former president has begun,” shared The Daily Show host on Monday, “and by all accounts it is absolutely riveting.” So riveting, in fact, that the former president allegedly fell asleep.
Stewart shared a clip of The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman sharing this juicy tidbit with CNN’s Jake Tapper, who quoted Haberman’s observation: “Trump appears to be sleeping. His head keeps dropping down and his mouth goes slack.” When Tapper implored Haberman to “tell us about that,” she simply responded, “Well, Jake, he appeared to be asleep.” Which absolutely tickled Stewart.
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