Reference News Network reported on January 23 According to a report by Agence France-Presse on January 22, U.S. judicial sources revealed that because a juror showed symptoms of COVID-19, the female writer who was originally scheduled to be tried in New York on the 22nd was sued. Donald Trump's defamation case has been postponed to the 24th.
reported that Trump arrived at the Manhattan Federal Court early that morning to attend the hearing, and then returned to New Hampshire to participate in the campaign.
On the eve of the northeastern state’s primary vote, Trump is likely to take the stand to testify in his defense against accusations by former Her magazine columnist E. Joan Carroll.
But Judge Lewis Kaplan postponed the hearing after one juror developed symptoms of COVID-19 and was sent home. One of Trump's lawyers, Alina Haba, also said she was experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, although she tested negative. The
report also stated that judicial sources pointed out that the trial will continue at 4:30 pm GMT on the 24th, which is the second day of the New Hampshire vote. The vote could put the former US president a big step closer to the Republican nomination despite being indicted in four criminal cases. (Compiled/Zhao Kexin)
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