Takeaways From Day 1 of the Trump Trial in New York

The judge has already ruled the former president liable for fraud, but now the prosecutors have a higher bar to clear for the remaining six charges.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media after exiting the courtroom for a lunch recess during the first day of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York on Oct. 2, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump made an unprecedented court appearance on Oct. 2 at the famed New York State Supreme Court building on 60 Centre Street in Manhattan at the start of the civil fraud trial against him and others.

“I want to watch this witch hunt myself,” he said after making remarks during the lunch break. “I’ve been on their witch hunt for years, but this is now really getting dirty.”