Judge deals Donald Trump a setback over fraud trial evidence

Former president Donald Trump appears in the courtroom with his lawyers for his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on October 03, 2023 in New York City. Picture: Shannon Stapleton-Pool/Getty Images

A judge has indicated he is not embracing Donald Trump’s view that most claims in his civil business fraud trial are too old for court, as the defence had hoped for after the trial’s first day.

With Trump voluntarily in court for a second day, Judge Arthur Engoron set the record straight about a comment the ex-president had claimed as an important victory at the trial in New York.