Jan 22, 2024 - 16:03
By cnbc.com

Trump sex assault defamation trial postposed after juror calls in sick

The sex assault defamation trial in New York of former President Donald Trump for a lawsuit by E. Jean Caroll was postponed for the day after a juror called in sick.
Trump's attorney Alina Habba reported she also did not feel well after at least one of her parents tested positive for COVID-19.
Habba said she wants Trump to testify in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, a day after the Republican primary in New Hampshire.
Trump is facing off there against Nikki Haley, on the heels of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the GOP presidential nomination contest.

The sex assault defamation trial of former President Donald Trump in New York was postponed Monday when a juror called in sick.

Trump's attorney Alina Habba told Judge Lewis Kaplan that she was feeling feverish and that at least one of her parents had tested positive for COVID-19. Habba tested negative for the virus Monday morning, as did her co-counsel in the case, Michael Madaio.

Kaplan called off the scheduled day of testimony after Trump and the plaintiff in the civil case, E. Jean Carroll, had both arrived at U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

Trump, 77, and the 80-year-old Carroll were in the courtroom when Kaplan said the trial would be postponed until Tuesday at the earliest. The judge then brought in the remaining jurors to explain the delay.