The iPad used by Apple's top lawyer stopped working while he was testifying in front of Congress

Apple's top lawyer, Bruce Sewell, successfully testified in front of Congress on Tuesday, but he had a few technical issues with his iPad.

While reading his prepared statement, there appeared to be an issue with his iPad Pro, and he was forced to read the remainder of his statement off of a three-ring binder.

Sewell testified before Congress about a recent court order forcing Apple to help the FBI hack a terrorist's iPhone.

Apple promotes the iPad Pro, the most expensive iPad, as a device to "be more creative and more productive," with high-powered executives like Sewell firmly in the product's target market.

Instead of a malfunction, Sewell might have a one-minute lockscreen timer on his iPad and a long passcode, some Apple fans on social media have speculated. Here's a GIF of the moment Sewell switched to paper:

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