Reporter catches Trump dozing off in court — again

Former President Donald Trump really seems to be having a difficult time keeping himself alert during his criminal trial.

Frank G. Runyeon, a reporter for Law 360, brings word on his Twitter account that the former president started nodding off again in court on Tuesday morning.

In fact, Trump had such trouble staying awake on Wednesday that Runyeon could give a detailed blow-by-blow account.

"Trump's head slowly dropped, his eyes closed," he reported. "It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head droops again. He straightens up, leaning back. His head drops for a third time, he shakes his shoulders. Eyes closed still. His head drops. Finally, he pops his eyes open."

This comes just one day after New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman and other journalists spied Trump dozing during the first day of his criminal trial on Monday, which sparked furious denials from Trump and his allies.

READ MORE: 'Good morning Mr. Trump': Key takeaways from day one of the historic trial

Trump is in court this week for a case related to allegations that he falsified business records to cover up hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election in which he defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Heading into court on Tuesday, Trump once again angrily attacked Judge Juan Merchan for hitting him with a gag order that prevents him from attacking witnesses at the trial.

Trump's trial related to hush-money payments is far from the only legal trouble he faces, and many legal experts have called the other charges that have been leveled against him -- including allegedly trying to defraud the United States with a scheme to illegally stay in power and allegedly obstructing government efforts to retrieve top-secret government documents from his Mar-a-Lago resort -- as significantly more serious.

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