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Trump turns fraud trial into campaign stop
Updated On: 04 October, 2023 08:27 AM IST | New York | Agencies
The dynamic was on full display Monday as the former president and GOP front-runner returned to New York for the opening day of a civil fraud trial accusing him of grossly inflating the value of his businesses
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Trump makes a statement at the end the first day of the trial. Pic/AP
Donald Trump’s court appearances are no longer distractions from his campaign to return to the White House. They are central to it. The dynamic was on full display Monday as the former president and GOP front-runner returned to New York for the opening day of a civil fraud trial accusing him of grossly inflating the value of
his businesses.
Trump was under no obligation to appear Monday and did not address the court. But he nonetheless seized the opportunity to create a media spectacle that ensured he was back in the spotlight. And he once again portrayed himself as a victim of a politicized justice system—a posture that has helped him emerge as the undisputed leader of the 2024 GOP primary.
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