Former President Donald Trump waits to take the witness stand at New York Supreme Court on Nov. 6 in New York. | Eduard Munoz Alvarez/APNEW YORK — With a scowl on his face, former President Donald Trump took the witness stand Monday morning to testify in a $250 million civil fraud trial in which he stands accused of fraudulently inflating his net worth to gain favorable terms from banks and insurers.
On his way into the courtroom, he told reporters, “These are political operatives that I am going to be dealing with right now.” He will likely face questions about the reporting structure of the Trump Organization and how that changed after he became president, as well as whether he intended for banks and insurers to rely on the allegedly fraudulent financial documents.