The New York trial accusing Trump of lying about his wealth opens as he denounces it as a ‘scam’

The judge in the case has already ruled that Trump committed fraud in his business dealings, but six related charges remain to be settled.

NEW YORK — The fraud lawsuit that could cost former President Donald Trump control of some of his most prized properties went on trial Monday, with New York state lawyers vowing to hold him accountable while he denounced the case as a politically motivated “scam.”

The civil case, brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accuses the business-mogul-turned-politician and his company of deceiving banks, insurers and others by habitually misstating his wealth in financial statements.

“They were lying year

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