Trump Testimony in Defamation Case Delayed to After New Hampshire Primary

President Donald Trump comes out of the Oval Office from the White House on Sept. 16, 2019; E. Jean Carroll leaves following her trial at Manhattan Federal Court in New York on May 8, 2023. Mandel Ngan; Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

NEW YORK—Former President Donald Trump was meant to testify on Monday in the defamation case brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll, but the judge granted a delay after an attorney and juror raised COVID-19 concerns.

In a short entry by the court reporter, the trial is to be paused on Tuesday, Jan. 23, and continued Wednesday, Jan. 24.