Donald Trump back at New York civil fraud trial as testimony nears end

Donald Trump attended the civil fraud trial in New York (David Dee Delgado/pool photo via AP)

Former US president Donald Trump has returned to his civil business fraud trial as a spectator, after a month of criticising the proceedings from afar.

With testimony winding down after more than two months, the Republican 2024 presidential front-runner showed up to watch an accounting professor testify about financial topics important to the case.