Trump fraud trial in NYC live updates: Ex-president accuses trial judge of ‘interfering with an election,’ says he should be disbarred.
Former President Donald Trump is facing a judge inside a lower Manhattan courthouse Monday, for the opening of a $250 million civil trial over charges he overinflated the values of his many properties.
The fraud lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Trump, sons Eric and Don Jr., and the Trump Organization of a decades-long scheme.
The non-jury trial is scheduled to run until the end of December.
Trump is back in the courtroom as proceedings return from break.
Trump has returned to the courtroom, after saying during a lunch break that he would "probably" be back when the session resumed.
Trump accuses trial judge of 'interfering with an election,' says he should be disbarred
Speaking outside the courtroom while on lunch break, Donald Trump insisted New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, the judge overseeing his fraud case, was wrong and should be disbarred.
“Let's go to trial because this is a judge that should be disbarred," Trump said.
"This is a judge that should be out of office. This is a judge that some people say could be charged criminally for what he's doing,” he said after flipping through a stack of articles challenging the findings that overinflating property values is illegal.
“He's interfering with an election and it's a disgrace," Trump said before thanking reporters.
While turning to leave, Trump was asked why he chose to attend the first day of the trial, which he was not required to do, and responded that he wanted to "watch this witch hunt myself."
"This is a pure witch hunt for purposes of interfering with the elections of the United States of America," Trump added as he went to leave. "This judge should be disbarred, he shouldn't be allowed to be a judge. Thank you."
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