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- Donald Trump has attacked the civil fraud case against him as political.
- He showed up to court Monday with his 2024 campaign staffers in tow.
- He's previously been sanctioned for bringing political lawsuits.
Former President — and 2024 Republican presidential frontrunner — Donald Trump has long complained that the legal cases against him are political.
The New York Attorney General's $250 million civil fraud trial that began Monday morning, he says, is a "witch hunt."
Showing up to court in lower Manhattan, Trump sought to make the case appear as political as possible.