Trump becomes the first ex-president to testify as a defendant, faces off with judge in New York The former US president Donald Trump took the stand in a New York civil fraud case on Monday, where he and his company, the Trump Organisation, are accused of inflating the value of their properties by billions of dollars to secure favourable loans and insurance policies. The trial, which could have serious consequences for Trump’s real estate empire and his political ambitions, saw him clash repeatedly with the judge, accuse him of making “fraudulent”...