Trump defamation trial postponed as juror falls sick and Alina Habba claims to have fever

Alina Habba, an attorney for Donald Trump, convinced a federal judge to postpone her client's defamation trial on Monday.

Moments after Monday's hearing started, Habba asked U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to adjourn because her parents had been exposed to COVID-19, according to reports.

At the same time, a juror who was on their way to the trial began to feel sick, according to reports.

"Trump won't be taking the stand today [because] everyone's going home," reporter Molly Crane-Newman wrote. "Juror No. 3 was 'on the way to the city but feeling hot and nauseous' this morning."

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"Alina Habba, who is beside Trump and not wearing a mask, tells the court she's had a fever. Kaplan grants a 1-day adjournment," she added.

Trump is accused of defaming writer E. Jean Carroll when he denied raping her. His testimony was expected this week.

Before adjourning, Kaplan denied another request for a mistrial from Trump's attorneys.