Marine Le Pen at her trial, between combativeness and despondency

EShe started vaping again, and not just a little. Each time the court adjourns, we see her draw out her electronic cigarette and puff on it feverishly. Between two doses of nicotine, she lets out long sighs that betray deep weariness. Let's say it: Marine Le Pen is dejected, even if she won't let it show in a few minutes when she will be called to the stand.

This Wednesday, November 6, where she must explain herself for the third – and last time – the boss of the National Rally must have felt very alone, on her bench. The twenty-six other defendants deserted the hearing, with the exception of the ex-treasurer of the FN, Wallerand de Saint-Just, who finished a painful testimony.

So, after vaping very hard, she decides to confide in the journalists who…