what happened in court today with trump

According to the search results, former President Donald Trump attended the opening day of his $250 million civil fraud trial in New York on October 2, 2023. The trial is related to allegations that Trump, his sons Eric and Don Jr., and Trump Organization executives engaged in a decade-long scheme to inflate Trumps net worth while lowering his tax burden. The trial is a bench trial, meaning that it is being heard by a judge rather than a jury. On the first day of the trial, the attorney for Trumps adult sons disagreed with most of the opening statement given on behalf of the attorney general. The attorney argued that the credibility of the people involved in the transactions, namely Michael Cohen, should be judged. The trial will focus on allegations related to falsification of business records, issuing false financial statements, insurance fraud, and conspiracy. The trial is ongoing, and it is unclear what additional penalties Trump might face or what might happen with the multiple causes of action included in the lawsuit.