Former President Donald Trump appeared at a New York courthouse on Thursday morning ahead of closing arguments in his civil fraud case, making his final appearance at the trial before the judge makes a ruling on it in the coming weeks.

Trump, the leading GOP presidential contender, has consistently criticized the case as a form of election interference, and he reiterated that sentiment before entering the courtroom.

“It’s election interference of the highest level. It’s a disgrace. It’s in coordination with the White House and Joe Biden because he can’t win a campaign fairly,” Trump said.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has accused Trump, his two adult sons, and two Trump Organization executives of committing business fraud by repeatedly exaggerating the former president’s wealth on financial statements over the course of years.

Judge Arthur Engoron has already found the defendants liable for most of James’s claims, but the trial took place to determine a few additional narrow aspects of the claims and the penalties that the defendants will incur.

The trial began in October and stretched through mid-December. After closing arguments, which are expected to conclude by the end of Thursday, Engoron is expected to make a ruling on the case in the next few weeks.

James is seeking $370 million in damages and is aiming to impose a lifetime ban on Trump and Trump Organization executives Allen Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney working in the real estate industry in New York or running any companies in the state. She is also seeking five-year bans on Trump’s two adult sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., from participating in the real estate industry in her state.

Trump, whose business empire began decades ago in New York, is appealing Engoron’s pretrial ruling on his liability, and that appeal remains pending.

“It’s a very unfair trial. Nobody’s seen anything like this. I don’t think they’ve ever seen anything like this,” Trump said.

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He also spoke to his company’s statements of financial condition, which James has said Trump filed with gross inaccuracies so that he could secure more favorable financial terms on loans.

“Very, very strong financial statements. They thought it was the opposite. They had no idea because I’m a private company, then they saw me knock their socks off,” Trump said. “They couldn’t believe it, but great financial statements.”