‘Trump Show Is Over’ as He Leaves NY Fraud Trial for Florida (1)

When Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial broke for lunch in Manhattan on Wednesday, the former president didn’t come back.

Trump, accused of inflating the value of his assets by billions of dollars a year to dupe banks and insurers, isn’t required to attend the trial. But after unexpectedly showing up the first 2 1/2 days, he decided to fly back to Florida, according to a person familiar with his plans.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, who filed the suit and has been attacked by Trump all week, signaled she was glad to see him go. In a ...