But the fraud case in New York threatens to shred Trump’s cherished self-image as an ultimate winner.
Just so you know, my financial statements are phenomenal,” Trump said before the trial opened.
“They’re hitting him where it hurts,” one source told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins about Trump’s decision to attend the trial on Monday.
Trump’s bluster and political showmanship are proven to work, as his huge lead in the GOP presidential primary shows.
But Trump’s legal fate in this and all the other cases will not be decided on campaign trails but in courtrooms.
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