the lawsuits, the bragging. his slipping through the legal system just fast enough to avoid the con convinces of his actions. he rose to fame here but was never truly accepted by the old money elites. just the death by a thousand cuts. ego death of him sitting in a room where he doesn t control anything listening to people say nasty things about him which is probably his least favorite thing in the world. he seemed very checked out before it was reported that he had fallen asleep. he seemed very checked out. the press secretary for a time. one of many in the white house. who wrote in her book that the only time that she ever saw him sit still was when he was watching sunset boulevard at camp david.