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CNN reports:
Court has been cancelled today in the civil defamation trial involving E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump after the judge overseeing the case sent home a sick juror. Both Trump and Carroll were in the courtroom when the cancellation was announced by Judge Lewis Kaplan.
E. Jean Carroll had arrived to a Manhattan federal courthouse where her attorneys will continue to present their case in a civil trial to determine what damages, if any, former President Donald Trump owes her for his 2019 defamatory statements about her sex assault allegations.
A small crowd of supporters shouted in part “we’ve got your back E. Jean” as she entered.
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The judge overseeing the civil defamation trial involving E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump has just canceled court today after a sick juror was sent home. Trump was present in court today.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 22, 2024
Judge Kaplan is now on the bench. He advises: Apparently one juror is feeling sick. Alina Habba’s not feeling well and one or both of her parents has COVID. She and Madaio are both negative.
Judge Kaplan says trial will be continued for one day. Resume tomorrow at 9:30 am.
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) January 22, 2024
Per our on site producer: Trump is standing in between Habba and Madaio and none of the three is wearing a mask. 😑
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) January 22, 2024
Habba asks Judge Kaplan to continue until Wednesday for Trump to testify because it’s the New Hampshire primary is tomorrow.
Judge Kaplan: I’m not going to decide anything right now.
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) January 22, 2024