
On Tuesday, Engoron issued a ruling concluding that Trump routinely inflated the value of his assets and granting James much of what she has sought in the case, but the bench trial is still expected to proceed on Monday on issues not resolved by the decision this week. Trump is a defendant in the case, but because it is a civil case, rather than a criminal one, he is not obligated to personally attend — and until now he had not been expected to do so, except perhaps to testify....