Donald Trump pummels 'disreputable preliminary' as he jeers through uncommon court appearance in New York claim: Oppressed and disobedient, previous President Donald Trump went through a day in court Monday for the occasionally snappy beginning of a preliminary in a misrepresentation claim that could cost him control of Trump Pinnacle and other valued properties. "Disreputable preliminary," he pronounced during a mid-day break, subsequent to standing by listening to legal counselors for New York Principal legal officer Letitia James abrade him as an ongoing liar. The state's claim charges the business tycoon turned-legislator and his organization of misdirecting banks, guarantors and others by misquoting his abundance for a really long time in fiscal summaries. "They were lying many years after year," Kevin Wallace, a legal counselor in James' office, said as Trump found a spot at the protection table. He gazed directly ahead, arms crossed, confron...