Former President Donald Trump is starting to feel the "panic" setting in over the very real possibility he could be convicted in the criminal hush money trial in Manhattan, said longtime biographer Tim O'Brien on Wednesday's edition of MSNBC's "The ReidOut." And it's taking a toll on his ability to put on a brave face to the world about it.
This follows the first day of jury deliberation in the case, where he is accused of felony business record fraud for allegedly concealing hush payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels to interfere in the 2016 presidential election — and the jury has so far come back with requests of the judge that indicate they are seriously considering the prosecution's argument.
"Having dealt with him for so long, how fearful do you think he is tonight?" asked anchor Joy Reid.
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"I think everything he's doing, I think, indicates panic," said O'Brien. "He's got nonsensical capitalized Truths — I hate calling them Truths — posts through his account [on Truth Social]. And I think he feels cornered. I think he has for some time. As the trial wears along and the evidence creeps up, I think it puts him in a real corner. I think he feels that, I think, perhaps, he's been sleeping during some portions of court."
"That's when he leans back and his eyes are closed," added Reid.
"He closes his eyes," O'Brien agreed. "I think he's in this fugue state and he's trying to pretend that what he's confronting in that courtroom doesn't exist. The same way a small child — if you tell a small child they've done something wrong, they stick their fingers in their ears, 'nyah, that didn't happen.' That's where her's at."
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