Not least because listening to a court reporter read back testimony in a deliberately dispassionate way rather than with whatever color of emotion from the participants in the exchanges takes boring to a new level.
LOL, exactly!
I’d hate to not be able to take notes. The last trial I had several pages of them, which helped me organize my thoughts regarding conflicting testimony, timelines, opinions and observations made of various witnesses, and so on. Which meant that I had a check to help me be sure that I agreed that the prosecution had proved its case. Which was rather important to me when it comes to both rule of law and in proclaiming guilt on a man for child sexual abuse in a case with no physical evidence.
And that was only three days of a fairly simple case.
Looks like they are done for the day. Trump just did his usual “the judge is mean and unfair to me” remarks.
6 weeks of this, Le sigh.
Every time he does one of these flailing about things he reminds me of frank langella at the end of Dracula.
Things should move somewhat faster once a jury’s been selected.
I am in awe of the ability of “Sleepy Joe” to make all this happen. Although in fairness, maybe George Soros is doing most of the heavy lifting! 
It’s easy when you’re dealing with Drowsy Don.
“WAKE UP GRANDPA! YOU’RE IN COURT!”
What a conundrum for his lawyers. Sleeping in court isn’t a great look, but waking him up is a risky strategy because then he might, you know, say something.
Perhaps they replaced the adderall he snorts with powdered sugar.
He’s probably just not used to not getting a toot whenever he wants.
Sit there captive all day, miss a toot, Zzzzz.
The defense rests, your honor.
Is Trump allowed to have his phone in court?
Still wondering…
I don’t think so… But then who is “twuuthing” his unhinged hate-filled rants?
Probably. (almost certainly) But there is no way we’d know unless they announced it. Sometimes they sit at counsel table during voir dire, but usually they’re in the background.
I happened to notice this gem:
During a lunch break, Trump posted a video of right-wing ally Laura Loomer verbally attacking Merchan’s wife
On Yahoo’s recap of today’s events:
She seems nice.
I just saw Donsnorleone trending and just about snorted in laughter.
Ok. I howled. 
Speaking only in regard to my local jurisdiction (Alberta), neither defendants nor observers in the gallery are allowed to have phones in court during a trial. They must be checked, much like you might check a coat at a nightclub. However, an exception is made for lawyers, who are allowed to have their phones in court.
I don’t know what New York does, but if it’s anything like Alberta, it seems to me that it would be easy for Trump to give his phone to his lawyer during the proceedings, so he could retrieve it quickly at a break, without having to go to the checkroom and wait until they found it. That way, he could be Truthing within seconds of leaving the courtroom.
I’ve been in many state courts in Illinois, and federal district and appellate courts in 3 circuits, and never had to check a phone. You damned well better not pull it out in the courtroom - or have it ring!