Trump's first week in court cannot be separated from the proceedings involving his business interests. Trump's first week in court continues the process related to his business interests.

Donald Trump left the courtroom in the middle of the third day of his voluntary attendance at the trial and held another press conference in the hallway of the Manhattan courthouse in front of two rows of cameras set up outside the courtroom door on the third floor.

“I’m here, stuck here, and I can’t run my campaign,” he said.

He could and could, but after 12 hours of frustration at the defendant's table during the first three days of the fraud trial, he expressed his dissatisfaction and stated that the new legal threat against him - a threat that could jeopardize his business empire - is part of a large-scale political conspiracy aimed at preventing him from reaching the White House.

“I would prefer to be in Iowa right now, I would prefer to be in New Hampshire, South Carolina, Ohio, or many other places,” Mr. Trump said, referring to the campaign ahead of the Republican nomination in 2024.

“But I’m stuck here because I have a corrupt attorney general who is in touch with the [U.S. Department of Justice] in Washington to take me down and to have me deal with cases, because according to polls, I’m ahead of Biden.”

After his departure, New York Attorney General Letitia James, who filed a lawsuit against Mr. Trump, his adult sons, key associates, and business entities, told reporters that "Donald Trump's show is over."

After three days of anger and name-calling, which led to a judge issuing a ban on performances, and after months of Mr.

“I will not stand by and let anyone undermine the law,” she added. “Finally, I will not allow myself to be intimidated... We are confident that justice will prevail.”

Despite all his deceitful statements, he was unable to stop the proceedings. On the fifth day of the trial, after Mr. Trump left New York for his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, his lawyers failed in their attempt to completely suspend the trial while they continue to appeal the judge's decision, which threatens to revoke his business certificates in the state.

Judge Arthur Engoron of the New York Supreme Court allowed the trial to continue until the Friday before Christmas, and the general's attorney prepared a long list of witnesses ready to testify about the scale of the alleged fraud mentioned in her lawsuit.