Donald Trump’s business empire in peril as civil fraud trial opens in New York

Donald Trump and his family business are set to stand trial in New York on Monday in a civil fraud case that could deal a major blow to the former U.S. president’s real estate empire. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is accused by Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James of inflating the value of his assets by billions of dollars to secure better loan and insurance terms. Trump plans to attend the first week of trial in state court in Manhattan, according to a court filing in an unrelated case.