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Judge reprimands Trump, says NY civil trial is 'not a political rally'

Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on Nov. 6, 2023, in New York City. Trump is scheduled to testify in the civil fraud trial that alleges that he and his two sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump conspired to inflate his net worth on financial statements provided to banks and insurers to...

Away from cameras and under oath, former President Trump exploded repeatedly while prosecutors grilled him Monday about how his company calculated his net worth and tabulated his assets as it sought hundreds of millions of dollars in loans.

The 2024 Republican presidential front-runner is accused of fraudulently inflating his property values to get better terms on loans and insurance. He is the last person charged in the case to testify. His

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