Trump’s trial in E Jean Carroll defamation case canceled Monday
The judge overseeing a defamation case against Donald Trump has postponed trial proceedings after jurors and attorneys were potentially exposed to Covid-19.
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Trump sex assault defamation trial postposed after juror calls in sick
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 remain
'SNL's' Trump Begs Voters Not To 'Drop Dead' Until After Elections In Cold Open
“Saturday Night Live” had plenty of material to work with as it opened its first episode of 2024 by poking fun at Donald Trump’s ongoing legal challenges.
SNL cold open mocks Trump’s trials and legal team after a week of defence setbacks
Former president Donald Trump’s legal defence team was mocked in a Saturday Night Live skit that premiered over the weekend after he appeared in court as part of his defamation trial against E Jean Caroll.
Trump's attorney renews call for mistrial in defamation case brought by writer in sex-abuse case
Donald Trump’s lawyer on Friday renewed a mistrial request in a New York defamation case against the former president, saying that an advice columnist who accused him of sexually abusing her in the 1990s spoiled her civil case by deleting emails from strangers who threatened her with death.
Trump squeezes his trials for political gain before the possibility of millions of dollars in fines
He hunched his shoulders in front of a microphone to berate the judge in front of him. The judge started a timer on his phone, and Donald Trump exhaled a minutes-long, unbroken sentence of worn-out grievances.