Sarah Palin Tests Positive for COVID-19 Ahead of NY Times Defamation Trial
thewrap.comPer Reuters, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff revealed on Monday that Palin had tested positive. He said he found out about her diagnosis Sunday night and the former vice presidential candidate will be taking a second test to confirm her status.
He added, “She is, of course, unvaccinated.”The trial was slated to begin Monday. Her Monday retest will determine whether jury selection can begin later in the day or the trial should be adjourned.
In that case, the likely start date is Feb. 3, according to Reuters. Palin has repeatedly made it clear she is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and has no plans to get vaccinated. “It’ll be over my dead body that I’ll have to get a shot,” she said at a Turning Point USA event in December.
In September of last year, she pointed to her own previous infection with the virus as a reason she believes she has increased immunity and, thus, does not need the vaccine.The former politician and reality star’s suit against the times was dismissed in 2017 by Rakoff, but was resurrected by a federal appeals court in 2019.
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