Former President Trump’s legal team is set to present its defense on Monday in the extensive civil fraud case aimed at his business empire.

The legal team aims to shape the narrative surrounding Trump’s business dealings and seek to convince a New York judge that he should not be subjected to hundreds of millions of dollars in financial penalties for defrauding the state.

Trump’s defense faces a challenging task, especially since Judge Arthur Engoron had already found the Trump Organization and its executives, including the former president and his adult sons, liable for fraud before the trial commenced, The Hill reported.

This earlier decision, which acknowledged that New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) had substantiated the core of her case before the trial, resulted in the revocation of Trump’s business licenses and placed some of his renowned properties at risk.

The cancellation of the business licenses has been temporarily halted by a New York appeals court until after it hears Trump’s case.

Written by B.C. Begley