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Trump fraud trial live updates: Judge says fining Trump for illegal profits is 'an available remedy'

Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House.

Trump, his sons Eric and Don Jr., and Trump Organization executives are accused by New York Attorney General Letitia James of engaging in a decade-long scheme in which they used "numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation" to inflate Trump's net worth in order get more favorable loan terms. The trial comes after the judge in the case ruled in a partial summary judgment that Trump had submitted "fraudulent valuations" for his assets, leaving the trial to determine additional actions and what penalty, if any, the defendants should receive.

The former president has denied all wrongdoing and his attorneys have argued that Trump's alleged inflated valuations were a product of his business skill.

Top headlines:

Ivanka Trump must testify at her father’s fraud trial

Trump, after testifying, fined $10,000 for violating gag order

'You lied yesterday,' Trump attorney accuses witness

Weisselberg says Trump signed off on financial statements

Controller valued Mar-a-Lago at $500M despite deed restriction

Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.

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