The $250 million civil trial starts Monday — and Trump may be there in person.
Former President Donald Trump pauses before ending his remarks at a rally in Summerville, S.C., on Sept. 25, 2023. | Artie Walker Jr./AP PhotoNEW YORK — Donald Trump is set to go to trial Monday in New York’s civil lawsuit accusing him of extensive business fraud — and while his formal courtroom adversary is the state attorney general’s office, he’ll also be facing off against the judge.
Trump and his lawyers — and even the attorney general’s office — were caught off guard by the sweep of Engoron’s pretrial ruling, and they have scrambled in recent days to determine what, exactly, it means for the future of Trump’s business.“I have a Deranged, Trump Hating Judge, who RAILROADED this FAKE CASE through a NYS Court at a speed never before seen,” Trump wrote on his social media platform.
Trump also repeatedly tried to delay the trial by asking an appeals court to push it back after he failed to convince Engoron to do so. In his ruling last week, Engoron answered perhaps the key question raised by James’ lawsuit: He found that Trump fraudulently inflated his net worth between 2014 and 2021. The trial beginning Monday will address what Trump, his businesses, his adult sons and his business associates did with that false information. According to James, they used it to obtain favorable terms from banks and insurance companies, resulting in insurance fraud, and to gain tax benefits.
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