New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said former President Trump gave her a “very specific look” in court Tuesday after reporting that the former president briefly fell asleep during the first day of his criminal trial.
Haberman reported Monday that Trump “appeared to doze off a few times” during his court appearance, “with his mouth slack and his head drooping onto his chest.”
“Trump apparently woke up suddenly, noticing the notes his lawyer gave him several minutes ago,” Haberman said. added Some minutes later.
Trump’s secret trial, the first criminal trial of a former or sitting president, began Monday in Manhattan with the jury selection process. After a break, Trump looked at Haberman, according to reports in the room.
“After the thirty-odd remaining jurors leave the room for a brief afternoon break, Trump stands,” Law360 reporter Frank Runyeon wrote in the press group report. “After the jurors leave the courtroom, he looks at prosecutor Alvin Bragg. So Trump turns his eyes to the press.”
“As he leaves, he stares at New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman for several seconds as he leaves,” the pool note reads.
Haberman discussed the “look” in a CNN interview with Kaitlan Collins on Monday night.
“He gave me a very specific look and left the room,” she said of the moment.
“I want to make it clear that I have seen many people fall asleep in courtrooms,” Haberman continued. “I’ve seen jurors fall asleep. I’ve seen judges fall asleep. If someone who is a criminal defendant in a case falls asleep, we will report it.”
She added: “But he doesn’t like it when these things are reported, and I’m guessing – I don’t know – that’s what this is about.”
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