Donald Trump decries 'political warfare' in NY business fraud case

Former President Donald Trump speaks before entering the courtroom at New York Supreme Court, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Donald Trump on Monday said that financial estimates of many of his properties were inaccurate as he testified in a civil fraud trial in New York that threatens to diminish the real estate empire that built his reputation.

But the former U.S. president sought to minimize the importance of the valuation estimates that state lawyers said were inflated to win better financing terms.