Overview

• Former President Donald Trump's testimony in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case has been postponed until after the New Hampshire primary due to health concerns of a juror and Trump's attorney.
• Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, requested the delay after she and her co-counsel were exposed to COVID-19 and a juror fell ill.
• Carroll's lawyer objected to the delay, but U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan granted the request without citing specific reasons.
• The defamation case follows a $5 million civil verdict against Trump for sexually abusing Carroll three decades ago; Carroll is now seeking an additional $10 million.
• Republican House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik criticized the trial delay as 'election interference', a claim widely regarded as unfounded.