U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, presiding over former President E. Jean Carroll's defamation trial against former President Trump, postponed the case Monday until Tuesday, when New Hampshire's Republican primary is due to be held, citing coronavirus infection among jurors. did.
The trial, scheduled for the day of New Hampshire's primary, has raised concerns that the judge is interfering with the 2024 election.
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“This is blatant election interference!” House Speaker and Trump ally Elise Stefanik said. Posted “Joe Biden and his Democratic cronies are a real threat to democracy!”
Judge Kaplan said in court that he would do so. postponement The trial continued for at least a day after a juror complained of feeling unwell. “I'm taking today off,” Kaplan said.
In this courtroom sketch, E. Jean Carroll (right) turns to former President Donald Trump, who is seated to her left, on January 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)
Trump was scheduled to testify on Monday. Now he could appear in court hundreds of miles away from New Hampshire on Tuesday.
Trump's lawyer Alina Haba said: Asked The judge asked to postpone the trial until Wednesday to avoid President Trump's absence in the Granite State. “We need his testimony on Wednesday,” Hubba said.
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Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, told the judge the trial should continue Tuesday without further delay. “I want this trial to end,” she said.
The judge told prosecutors he would consider Haba's request.
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