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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Antoun Issa

Afternoon Update: Trump lashes out on day one of trial; RBA holds cash rate; and Russell Brand faces second criminal inquiry

Former president Donald Trump sits in the courtroom at the New York supreme court
Donald Trump with his lawyers in court as his much-anticipated trial began in New York. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

Good afternoon. The much-anticipated trial of Donald Trump, who is accused of fraud, began in New York, with the former president lashing out at the judge and prosecutors in the courtroom.

Trump called the trial a “witch-hunt”, said the case was being overseen by a “rogue judge” and labelled the New York attorney general, Letitia James, a “racist” and a “horror show”.

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