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Trump Defamation Trial Delayed Again Amid Jury Covid Worries
- Reason for delay not clear, comes after Covid scare Monday
- Trump attorney reported Covid symptoms; a juror was also ill
Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in New York on Monday.
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Donald Trump’s expected testimony in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation trial against him has been delayed for a third time after a juror fell ill and the former president’s legal team reported Covid exposures at a recent dinner.
US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Tuesday issued a brief order saying the trial won’t take place in Manhattan on Wednesday as planned, without giving a reason. He previously canceled the trial for Monday due to the illness concerns, then extended the delay through Tuesday without explanation.