Trump Is Planning to Attend Opening of NY Fraud Trial Monday
- Civil fraud trial threatening Trump’s business starts Oct. 2
- Trump denies wrongdoing, says suit is part of “witch hunt”
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Donald Trump is planning to attend the Monday opening of New York state’s civil trial accusing him of inflating his net worth by billions of dollars in financial transactions, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The former president, with control of his real estate empire at stake, hasn’t yet decided how many days he will be in court during the first week of the trial in New York state court in Manhattan, said the person, who declined to be identified discussing nonpublic information.