Donald Trump's Miserable Thanksgiving

As Americans across the country prepared to spend the long weekend with their families, enjoying traditions like watching the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, it seems Donald Trump was not in the holiday spirit.

The former president appears to be dwelling on his legal woes, taking to his Truth Social early Thursday to attack those involved in his civil fraud trial, stemming from a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, and President Joe Biden.

"Happy Thanksgiving to ALL, including the Racist & Incompetent Attorney General of New York State, Letitia 'Peekaboo' James," he wrote.

He also called the judge overseeing the case, Arthur Engoron, a "psycho" and accused him of being a "Radical Left Trump Hating Judge."

Engoron, Trump added, "Criminally Defrauded the State of New York, & ME, by purposely Valuing my Assets at a 'tiny' Fraction of what they are really worth in order to convict me of Fraud before even a Trial, or seeing any PROOF, & used his Politically Biased & Corrupt Campaign Finance Violator, Chief Clerk Alison Greenfield, to sit by his side on the 'Bench' & tell him what to do."

Biden, he said, "has WEAPONIZED his Department of Injustice against his Political Opponent, & allowed our Country to go to HELL." He added: "Have no fear, however, we will WIN the Presidential Election of 2024, & MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!"

Newsweek reached out to a Trump spokesperson via email for comment.

James' lawsuit alleges that Trump and other defendants duped banks, insurers and others by inflating his wealth on financial statements.

Engoron, who will decide the verdict in the non-jury trial, resolved the lawsuit's top claim before the trial began, ruling that Trump and other defendants routinely deceived banks, insurers and others by exaggerating the value of his assets on paperwork used to make deals and secure loans. The trial is to decide remaining claims of conspiracy, insurance fraud and falsifying business records. James is seeking more than $250 million in penalties and a ban on Trump doing business in New York.

Trump has denied wronging and decried the case as a political witch hunt by James, a Democrat.

Legal experts told Newsweek this week that testimony from the Trump Organization's former corporate controller, Jeffrey McConney, and McConney's handwritten documents indicated Trump reviewed financial statements before they were finalized, could harm Trump's defense that he had little involvement in preparation of the annual financial documents.

The civil fraud trial, now in its eighth week, is one of many legal problems facing Trump as he campaigns to regain the White House. He is also facing 91 felony counts in four criminal cases that could see him face years in prison if convicted.

Trump became the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges when he was indicted in New York in March on state charges stemming from hush money payments made to a porn actor during the 2016 presidential campaign to bury allegations of extramarital sexual encounters. He has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the case.

In June, he was indicted on charges that he mishandled classified documents at his Florida estate following a probe by special counsel Jack Smith. He faces 40 felony charges in that case, and has pleaded not guilty to all.

Smith's second case against Trump charged the former president in August with felonies for allegedly working to overturn the results of the 2020 in the run-up to the riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding.

Trump was also indicted in August, along with 18 others, in Georgia, accused of violating the state's anti-racketeering law by scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss. Several defendants have pleaded guilty as part of plea deals that require them to testify truthfully in future trials in the case. Trump and others have pleaded not guilty.

On Saturday, Trump celebrated what he called a "gigantic" legal victory after a Colorado judge rejected an effort to keep him off the state's primary ballot but ruled that Trump had "engaged in insurrection" on January 6, 2001. But the effort isn't dead as the Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the liberal group seeking to disqualify Trump.

The court also agreed to hear the former president's appeal of the insurrection ruling, but legal experts have said it will be difficult to overturn.

"It's almost impossible to overturn a trial judge's factual finding," said Neal Katyal, a former acting solicitor general.