Sarah Palin tested positive for COVID just before she was supposed to go to court in a defamation lawsuit. The trial has been delayed until at least February 3.
tested positive for COVID-19 shortly before she was supposed to appear in court for a defamation lawsuit against theU.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said Palin took an at-home test, which is less accurate, according to the Associated Press. Palin took a second rapid test this morning to confirm the results, and it was once again positive, her lawyer said. If Palin is recovered by Feb. 3, Rakoff said the trial could resume then.
Rakoff said he learned of the positive test Sunday night and announced the news in court Monday before jury selection was supposed to take place,This is not the first time Palin, 57, has had COVID-19.
Palin's lawsuit contends the editorial made a false connection between an advertisement made by Palin's political action committee and the mass shooting, with formerNews story the editorial linked to saying there was no proof the gunman had seen the ad, NPR reported. The editorial also incorrectly described the contents of the ad, according to NPR. While it showed crosshairs over a map of Democrat-controlled congressional districts, including Giffords', theissued corrections and tweeted an apology the day after publishing, Palin sued. After initially being dismissed, it was reinstated on appeal in 2019, the AP reported. Though it had not been confirmed by Palin's lawyers, many assumed she would testify in the trial.
The report said Bennet cited deadline pressure as a reason for acting so quickly, saying in a text exchange with the article's writer"I just moved too fast." The AP reported Bennet said in pretrial testimony he did not personally research the political action committee ad before moving forward with publication.requests for comment.
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