Trump defamation trial suspended for day after juror and attorney fall sick

Published January 22, 2024 11:25am ET



A New York judge on Monday put the second defamation damages trial of former President Donald Trump on pause after a juror and the parents of one of Trump’s lawyers fell sick. 

One juror, on his way to court, started to feel “flu-like” symptoms and called the courthouse to report he wasn’t feeling well, Judge Lewis Kaplan said. Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba, who was exposed to COVID-19 during a visit from her parents, tested negative for the virus but had some symptoms. Habba showed up to court without a mask, the New York Post reported.

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