Donald Trump appears in court as civil fraud trial begins in New York
Donald Trump is expected to return to a New York courtroom today for the second day of his civil fraud trial.
The former president appeared in court in Lower Manhattan for the start of the trial on Monday, where a judge will determine what penalties he will face over his fraudulent business activities.
He glowered furiously as opening arguments were delivered in court with New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office laying out its case against the former president.
After his court appearance, he claimed he had a “good day” in a Truth Social post as he hit out at both Ms James and New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron.
“Good day at trial today as the judge will be honoring the Appellate Court’s unanimous decision on the Statute of Limitations! This reduces the case by approximately 80%,” he wrote.
He then confirmed he would be back in the courtroom for day two: “See you in Court on Tuesday morning!”
Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s longest-serving Chief of Staff General John Kelly has confirmed remarks made and previously denied by the former president, in which he branded wounded or killed US war heroes as “losers” and “suckers”.
