The trial of the writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation suit against Donald J. Trump was delayed until Wednesday after a juror fell ill.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan granted Mr. Trump’s request to postpone the proceeding until Wednesday after his lawyer, Alina Habba, cited the Republican primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday. The trial had already been suspended for the day after the juror reported flulike symptoms.
Mr. Trump has said he wanted to testify, and Ms. Habba said in court that he would not be able to take the stand on Tuesday. In addition, Ms. Habba said she had been exposed to Covid during a visit to her parents; she said she had tested negative but was still feeling symptoms.
Roberta A. Kaplan, Ms. Carroll’s lawyer, had said she would prefer to continue on Tuesday.
“I’d like to get this trial over with,” she said.
Judge Kaplan did not cite a reason for his decision to delay the trial until Wednesday in a late afternoon order.
Benjamin Weiser, Maggie Haberman, Anusha Bayya and Olivia Bensimon contributed reporting.
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