Angry Trump condemns ‘disgraceful’ fraud trial amid misstated wealth allegations

Former president Donald Trump appears in the courtroom with his lawyers for the start of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on October 02, 2023 in New York City. Picture:  Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images

A defiant Donald Trump has sat through hours of sometimes testy opening statements in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties.

“Disgraceful trial,” he said during a lunch break, after listening to lawyers for New York attorney general Letitia James portray him as a habitual liar.