Former President Donald Trump arrived in a New York courtroom Monday for the start of the civil fraud trial against him, his eldest sons, their companies and Trump Organization executives.

Former President Trump spoke to the press ahead of the first day of his civil fraud trial in New York City, where he is alleged to have inflated the value of his real estate when applying for loans.

Former President Donald Trump has long volleyed insults at New York Attorney General Letitia James while her office investigated him and his company -- an investigation that ultimately led to her filing a $250 million civil lawsuit accusing Trump and others at the Trump Organization of widespread fraud.

Presiding Judge Arthur Engoron rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to delay a civil trial last week. James sued Trump, his children and the Trump Organization, alleging that Trump "inflated his net worth by billions of dollars" and said his children helped him to do so.