“When there are sidebars, an attorney doesn’t leave his side anymore because leaving him alone means leaving him to potentially sleep,” Rubin said. “He has a stack of papers with him at all times now to go through.”
"We tried everything! Jangling keys above his head, coloring books and crayons featuring his favorite MAGA hero (himself), its just too difficult to try to keep him focused." -Rubin probably
I'd like to know what is in those papers. I wonder if they are just complementary news stories about him. I bet the only subject that can hold his attention is himself.
I actually don't blame him on the falling asleep stuff. Look at the facts: he's old as shit, he's overweight, he's going senile, and he probably has a myriad of health problems which are undisclosed and is probably on a complex cocktail of drugs to ease them. He's a fucking walking corpse and should have never held the office that he did
Are we 100% sure he isn't staying awake past bedtime on purpose? I don't know if there is an argument to be made that because he didn't hear the trial, they clearly need to hold another one ... ?