"Trump's $250 Million Fraud Trial Continues Amid Gag Order and Property Auction Speculations"

Former President Donald Trump returns to court for his $250 million fraud trial in New York, a day after a limited gag order was imposed on him for making comments about the judge's law clerk. Trump continues to call the trial a "witch hunt" and accuses New York Attorney General Letitia James of pursuing the lawsuit for political reasons. The trial is being conducted without a jury, and Judge Arthur Engoron will deliver the verdict. The lawsuit accuses Trump and his organization of fraudulently inflating property values to obtain better loan terms and tax benefits. James seeks $250 million in damages and wants to permanently bar Trump and his sons from serving as officers of any New York business.