Donald Trump is giving evidence at his civil trial in New York, calling his appearance in the witness box “very unfair”.
It comes after his sons, Eric and Donald Jr, both gave evidence to the trial last week.
The former US president is accused of inflating his net worth. He denies any wrongdoing.
Trump briefly appeared in the dock last week and was fined $10,000 (£8,200) for breaching a gag order that barring him from personally attacking court staff in his fraud trial.
Speaking outside the courtroom, Trump said it was an “unfair” situation, adding: “These are political operatives that I’m going to be dealing with right now. You have a racist attorney general who’s made some terrible statements and you see some more that came over the wires today.
“It’s a very sad situation for our country. We shouldn’t have this. This is for third world countries. And it’s very unfair. It’s very unfair.”
Before arriving at court on Monday, Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social: “Got a really Biased, Nasty, Club controlled, but often overturned, Judge, a Racist, Evil, and Corrupt Attorney General, BUT A CASE THAT, ACCORDING TO ALMOST ALL LEGAL SCHOLARS, HAS ZERO MERIT. A dark day for our Country. WITCH HUNT!”
His turn in the witness stand marks a significant moment in his 2024 presidential campaign, in which he is currently leading Joe Biden in a number of key states, according to a new poll.
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