Trump Expected To Attend New York Fraud Trial

NBC News reports:

Former President Donald Trump will travel to New York on Sunday and is planning to attend next week’s civil fraud trial against him, his business and some of his children, according to two people briefed on the matter.

Trump is expected to be in the Manhattan courtroom on Monday and Tuesday before departing on Wednesday, though the sources said his plans could always change. During a campaign stop in California on Friday, Trump was asked if he would attend the civil trial and responded: “I may, I may. It’s a disgrace,” he said, adding, “it’s all rigged.”

The judge who will preside over the trial determined this week that Trump’s financial statements were fraudulent. The case will be heard as a bench trial, meaning no jury.

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