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Former President Donald Trump had to be shaken awake during court proceedings in his criminal hush money trial Wednesday even as Justice Juan Merchan sent the jury off to determine his fate, according to one journalist inside the building. Lead attorney Todd Blanche was seen repeatedly prodding his client as alternate jurors filed out of the Manhattan criminal courtroom where Trump stands accused of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. “Blanche appeared to gently shake Trump awake, nudging his shoulder, as the six alternates filed out of…