He 'could be seen from the press gallery motionless, with his eyes closed and head slumped against his right hand'
According toand other outlets, Idaho’s Sen. Jim Risch seemingly fell asleep for about 15 minutes less than halfway through Tuesday’s session. Reporters and a courtroom sketch artist soon noticed Risch, 76, slumped his head into his hands with his eyes closed around 5:30 pm.
There are no photos of Sen. Risch seemingly asleep, as no media cameras are allowed in the Senate during the trial, but sketch artist Art Lien did capture the moment for“Senators Crapo, Risch and Blount, 1-21-20,” Lien captioned his sketch.reported that he “could be seen from the press gallery motionless, with his eyes closed and head slumped against his right hand.”
Rep. Val Demings, one of the impeachment managers presenting the House of Representatives’ case against Trump to the Senate, was reportedly speaking while Risch had his eyes closed but she briefly roused him when she played a video testimony from a key figure in the investigation.
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