Former President Donald Trump faced a heated civil fraud trial on Monday, where he complained of unfair treatment and engaged in a series of verbal jabs with New York Attorney General Letitia James. The trial focused on Trump's company's accounting practices and whether his business empire inflated asset numbers to lenders. Throughout his testimony, Trump avoided direct answers and instead boasted about his properties and wealth. The judge, Arthur Engoron, became increasingly aggravated with Trump's behavior and threatened to cut his testimony short. Engoron warned Trump that he might remove him from the witness stand if he did not answer questions directly. Trump's daughter Ivanka is also expected to testify in the case.

Engoron had previously found Trump, his adult sons, and 10 of his companies liable for fraud, stating that they had made up valuations. The ruling could potentially strip Trump of control over some of his well-known properties. Despite Trump's claims of election interference and a mistrial request from his legal team, it is unlikely that they will be successful. The trial is ongoing, and the judge's ruling could have significant implications for Trump's business empire.