Trump to testify at civil trial targeting his New York empire

New York (AFP) - Former president Donald Trump is expected to testify Monday in the New York civil case threatening to upend his real estate empire and deal him a damaging financial blow as he seeks to retake the White House next year. The 77-year-old Republican is due to take the stand at 10:00 am (1500 GMT), sitting next to Arthur Engoron, the judge overseeing the case whom Trump has repeatedly derided as "unhinged" and a "Trump-hating radical left, Democrat operative." Engoron has responded by slapping Trump with two fines -- one for $5,000, another for $10,000 -- when he ruled the onetime ...