Chloe Kim
Reporting from court

So far, Don Jr has kept the same disposition from his previous testimony - congenial and easy going.

And Judge Engoron seems to be warming to Trump's oldest son, saying "welcome back" at the start.

The two seem quite friendly, making jokes on occasion.

At the mention of Trump's golf course in Scotland, Don Jr said he "wouldn't recommend Scotland this time of year" and the judge, with a smile, said he wants to go to the country.

At one point Judge Engoron told Trump to stop saying his banned courtroom word - "again"

Don Jr caught himself saying "again" and apologised. The judge smiled, saying at least he noticed that time.

The attorney general's team on the other hand is already seemingly annoyed with the defence's questioning - objecting to going through the organisation's property portfolio.

They also said Don Jr's memory when they were questioning him was "fleeting".

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Testimony in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York has so far featured a cast of characters. Here’s a look at who some of the main players (who don’t have the surname Trump):

• New York Judge Arthur Engoron is presiding and has already found Trump liable of inflating his assets to secure favourable loans
• New York Attorney General Letitia James brought the case against Trump, his children and the Trump Organization. She seeks a fine of $250m (£205m) and severe limitations on the company and its executives
• Trump attorneys Christopher Kise and Alina Habba have claimed in court that Trump did not inflate the value of his assets, arguing the value of many of his properties is subjective. Habba is a fierce defender of Trump and has represented him in previous cases as well
• Trump’s former lawyer and now foe, Michael Cohen, has already testified. He claims he changed asset values to match numbers Trump came up with. Trump argued Cohen, who served time for tax evasion and making false statements, is an unreliable witness

Chloe Kim
Reporting from court

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Just before the break, Donald Trump Jr was describing the grandeur of various Trump Organization properties:

• Mar-a-Lago: Trump Jr says the location of this property is "virtually unheard of" - to be on the lake and ocean. He suggested it is “one of the few sort of American castles"
• Wollman Rink: The iconic ice rink in Central Park, which the Trump Organization at one point operated, stirs up fond memories for Don Jr. He says he “used to skate there a lot as a child on the weekends"
• Seven Springs: He says this property in the affluent New York suburb of Westchester was great for his children. He would take them up to ride ATVs and go in the woods
• 40 Wall Street: He says his father bought this property in a "rough real estate cycle" and was once one of the tallest buildings in Manhattan

After about an hour and a half of testimony from Don Jr, court is taking a break.

We expect things to resume in roughly 15 minutes.

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We are taking a brief moment away from court proceedings to report Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump's older sister, has died.

Barry was a former federal judge who retired from the bench in 2019.

She died at her home on Manhattan's Upper East Side in the early hours of Monday morning, according to a source who spoke to BBC's US news partner CBS.

Barry was 86 years old.

Natalie Sherman
Reporting from court

The defence is flicking through photos taken at Mar-a-Lago, offering the judge a tour of the palm-fringed, white sand beaches, vast mirrored ballrooms and the atrium with crystal chandeliers and gold walls.

The effort, it seems, is aimed at convincing the judge that valuing such a unique, historic property, is an art, not a science.

"You couldn't build that atrium for $18m today," Don Jr says, noting that he took "umbrage" at arguments that such a value, offered by appraisers for tax purposes, was adequate.

"You need to understand it and see it to actually fully grasp the spectacular nature of this property," he says.

Chloe Kim
Reporting from court

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The state's lawyers object to a presentation that Don Jr's attorney wants to show and introduce as evidence about the history of the Trump Organization.

The prosecutor says a presentation from the defence basically acts as a "script" to the witness.

Judge Engoron jokes that the state is going to get him in trouble with defence attorney Christopher Kise if he sides with the prosecution too much.

He asks the state how long they took to question witnesses - suggesting the defence can take their time. The state took six weeks before resting their case.

Trump jokes, "Your honour, I promise I'll keep it under six weeks".

The judge says he sees the relevance of this historical perspective.

Trump adds that his own marketing team created this Powerpoint presentation.

Natalie Sherman
Reporting from court

For the generations that do not remember Donald Trump's rise as a Manhattan developer, Don Trump Jr is offering a retelling of this story.

He's describing Trump tower as the breakthrough 1983 project that launched his father's career, recalling it as the "first time he changed the skyline".

"It would be one of the first great examples of ultra-luxury real estate emerging in Manhattan - the project by which all future high-end residential condominiums would have been judged," he said.

Of course, Donald Trump Jr was a young child at the time, as prosecutors have reminded the judge, objecting to the testimony. They say he should not be considered an expert.

Judge Engoron has allowed the testimony to proceed so far - joking that he finds it "interesting" and that prosecutors had six weeks to offer their side of the story.

"Your Honour, I promise to keep it less than six weeks," Don Jr quips.

Natalie Sherman
Reporting from court

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In his first appearance in this court, Donald Trump Jr was on a charm offensive - one that is continuing this morning.

He is wearing a dark suit and a light lavender tie. He appears relaxed, cheerful and confident, offering a mix of self-deprecating jokes and boosting of his father's business.

For example, he is describing the work he did to develop the Trump Organization's lucrative international licensing business, in which developers would pay the company to use the Trump name.

He said they stopped that business once his father became president, joking that it was "probably (a) mistake" because of how often the family was pressed about such deals anyway.

Trump also jumped into a skirmish between the lawyers about what evidence should be allowed, seeming to lighten the mood with a joke about avoiding the Trump Organization's golf course in Scotland.

"I wouldn't recommend Scotland this time of year. I would do that one in July," he said.

Chloe Kim
Reporting from court

The prosecution has made their first objection of the day. The defence is showing a document to go through the "Trump story".

State lawyer Colleen Faherty objects to what she says appears to be a hearsay document. She adds that when they questioned Trump, his memory was "fleeting".

Defence attorney Cliff Robert counters by saying this is "extraordinarily relevant".

The judge sides with the defence.

Trump is now walking the court through his family's history and the start of the business.

Natalie Sherman
Reporting from court

The morning testimony opened with several minutes of camera clicking - a reminder that there are two audiences who will pass judgement on this trial, Judge Engoron and the wider public.

Don Jr's statements are directed, at least partially, toward the latter, and firming up the myth of the Trump family as aligned to the common man.

In his own telling, he is a regular guy, who had worked as a bartender and his father's company operated as a "meritocracy" where he was able to rise because of his energy and charm.

He said his father didn't care about "fancy degrees".

"I think it's much more of a meritocracy than titles," he said.

Chloe Kim
Reporting from court

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Donald Trump Jr says the Trump Organization was like a "mom and pop" business.

He says that he started as a project manager and he was willing to deal with stuff that no one else wanted to deal with.

Trump says the organisation is an all encompassing real estate firm that deals with "world class assets".

He explains that him and his siblings had more autonomy as 2017 approached, saying he assumed a bigger role.

After his father won the presidency, they gave up their international licensing fee "for the sake of optics" even though they could have kept them legally.

The defence is now asking about CFO Allen Weisselberg now.

Chloe Kim
Reporting from court

Judge Engoron tells Trump that the stenographer needs him to slow down, he is talking too fast.

He also says with a smile, "Welcome back."

Trump laughs and says he would say "it’s good to be here" but suggests that the attorney general would say he has committed perjury.

The court laughs.

Chloe Kim
Reporting from court

About 09:30 local time, New York Attorney General Letitia James arrived to the courtroom and took her usual seat, the first bench right behind the prosecution table and sketch artists.

She was speaking to state prosecutors before court started.

Chloe Kim
Reporting from court

Donald Trump Jr has just been sworn in and the questioning begins with defence attorney Cliff Robert.

Trump Jr has just shared some of his background after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania.

He said he moved to Colorado and was a bartender for about 18 months, saying the conversation with his father about this move was an "interesting one".

Chloe Kim
Reporting from court

Walking in with the defence team, Donald Trump Jr has just sat down in the courtroom.

We're about to get underway.

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Donald Trump was in New York City Saturday night to watch a UFC event at Madison Square Garden.

He sat ringside and posed for photos with UFC boss Dana White and musician Kid Rock.

While we are not expecting him to attend the New York courtroom today to watch his son on the stand, it is a possibility.

Trump has not attended court for any of his children's testimony.

He did attend some of the first few days of the trial, and to watch his former lawyer and key witness Michael Cohen give his testimony.

The former president also took the stand himself last week to testify.

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Donald Trump's son and co-defendant, Donald Trump Jr, has just arrived at the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan.

Court is scheduled to start in about 10 minutes.

Nada Tawfik
Reporting from court

The defence has argued that the banks made money from Donald Trump and that they didn’t rely on his financial statements. They also say prosecutors have failed to prove that they wouldn’t have loaned him the money had they known about the inflated assets.

Defence lawyers will now have an opportunity to try to prove that the Trump family didn’t intentionally do anything wrong. They’ll first call Donald Trump Jr.

He distanced himself from his father’s financial statements when questioned by prosecutors. By recalling him, it’s likely Trump's lawyers will use his time on the witness stand to try to bolster testimony from his sister Ivanka last week - that Deutsche Bank wanted their business.

Later, the defence will call four expert witnesses to give evidence on valuation and accounting practices, after the judge denied a motion from prosecutors to prevent their testimony.

The former president, his two adult sons - Donald Jr and Eric - and the wider Trump Organization are accused of massively inflating the value of their properties by more than $2bn (£1.65bn), in order to secure favourable loans.

The judge in the case, Arthur Engoron, has already ruled that Trump misrepresented his wealth by millions of dollars.

His Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida was over-valued by 2,300% in one financial statement and his Trump Tower triplex in New York City was presented as three times its actual size, the ruling said.

This trial focuses on six other claims made in the lawsuit, including falsification of business records, insurance fraud and conspiracy.

On the opening day, lead attorney for the state, Kevin Wallace, said the defendants falsified records for personal gain.

They knew the statements were false, he said, and"then used them to pursue and obtain financial benefits".

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