Former President Donald Trump to take the stand in New York civil fraud trial

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives for his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on Nov. 6, 2023 in New York City.

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Former President Donald Trump is expected to answer questions about the role he played in fraudulent financial statements filed by the Trump Organization between 2011 and 2021.

Trump is the founder and former chairman and president of the Trump Organization, a company that includes, among other things, a large real estate portfolio.

He is being accused by state Attorney General Letitia James of being a part of a scheme that involved inflating or deflating the value of assets in order to secure better business, insurance and banking deals. Trump’s two older sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, are also defendants in the lawsuit.