Trump spent much of day one stone-faced in the courtroom, and angrily ranted to the media that the trial is a 'witch hunt.'
Trump spent much of day one stone-faced in the courtroom, and angrily ranted to the media that the trial is a "witch hunt." Janice Yu reports.After a heated start to his civil fraud trial, former President Donald Trump will return to a Manhattan courtroom for yet another day.
An accountant who prepared Trump's financial statements for years was expected to be back on the witness stand for a second day. Currently the Republican front-runner in the 2024 presidential race, Trump reiterated claims that James, a Democrat, is trying to thwart his bid to return to the White House.
James spoke to reporters ahead of the trial saying, "My message is simple. No matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you think you may have, no one is above the law, and it is my responsibility and my duty to enforce it. The law is both powerful and fragile, and today in court we will prove our case."
"Every estimate was determined by Mr. Trump," Kevin Wallace, a lawyer in James' office, said in his opening statement. He pointed to pretrial testimony by Trump Organization figures and ex-insiders including Cohen, who said the company estimated assets to get to a predetermined number "that Mr. Trump wanted."
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