The trial will be postponed for at least a day, but Trump’s lawyers have asked for it to resume on Wednesday, after the New Hampshire Republican primary.
Writer E Jean Carroll’s civil defamation case against former US President Donald Trump, who was expected to testify, has been postponed after one of the jurors was sent home sick. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan said on Monday that one of the nine jurors reported feeling “nauseous and hot” and so was sent home.
Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba, also reported that at least one of her parents has COVID-19, and she exhibited symptoms of a fever in the last two days after having dinner with them several days ago.
Habba and her co-counsel, Michael Madaio, tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday. After Kaplan announced that the trial would be postponed for at least a day, Habba asked the judge if Trump’s testimony could be delayed until Wednesday due to the New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday…
Source: aljazeera.com ctvnews.ca
Saturday, May 9, 2026
