Donald Trump arrived Monday morning at a Manhattan courthouse in anticipation of hours of testimony in his civil fraud trial, a spectacle of a former president and the leading Republican presidential candidate defending himself against allegations that he dramatically inflated his net worth.
The charges cut to the very heart of the brand Trump spent decades carefully crafting and put him at risk of losing control of much of his business empire.
The vast majority of his speaking has happened outside the courtroom, where he has taken full advantage of the bank of assembled media to voice his outrage and spin the days' proceedings in the most favourable way. Trump is also likely to be asked about how he views and values his brand -- and the economic impact of his fame and time as president -- and may be asked to explain claims that his financial statements actually undervalued his wealth.
Unlike most Americans, Trump has ample experience fielding questions from lawyers and has a long history of depositions and courtroom testimony that offer insight into how he might respond.
"They were five weeks of great strain," he wrote in a letter to his son. "But the result was a great triumph, and I am bound that there shall be no more libel suits as far as I am concerned, and for the present at least no further active participation in politics for me."The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop.
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