Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will continue despite lawyers seeking early end

Former US president Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will go on (Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump’s lawyers have been thwarted in their bid to put an immediate end to the former US president’s civil fraud trial.

The judge did not rule on the request but indicated that the trial will go on as scheduled on Monday with Donald Trump Jr returning to give evidence as the first defence witness.