Donald Trump disclosed that 95% of the assets listed in his 2014 statement of financial condition departed from generally accepted accounting principles -- known in the industry as GAAP -- according to the defense's expert witness Jason Flemmons.

The testimony from the defense's accounting expert bolsters Trump's argument that the departures from GAAP in his statements were adequately disclosed to lenders, making the lenders themselves responsible for drawing their own conclusions about the valuations listed in the documents.

It also supports the defense's position that Trump's statements fell within the regulations on personal financial statements, thus shielding him from allegations of fraud.

Judge Arthur Engoron did not issue a ruling on the defense's motion for a mistrial in court, opting to give the New York attorney general time to determine if the state wants to respond to the request.

"I would ask if we could have until tomorrow to determine if we want to put in anything," state attorney Kevin Wallace said after Engoron's asked if the state plans to file a response.

The testimony of expert witness Jason Flemmons is now resuming.

In their motion for a mistrial, lawyers for Donald Trump and his adult sons argue that Judge Engoron has "predetermined the outcome of this proceeding and is merely going through the motions before it ultimately doles out punishment."

Writing that the actions of both Engoron and his clerk create an appearance of impropriety that has resulted in "biased rulings," Trump's lawyers warn of wide-reaching implications.

"Left unchecked, the introduction of such demonstrable pro-Attorney General and anti-Trump/big real estate bias into a case of worldwide interest involving the front-runner for the Presidency of the United States impugns the integrity of the entire system," they write.

Their three-pronged motion argues that the extrajudicial conduct of Engoron, the political activity of his clerk, and their rulings -- including their gag order and fines -- are each irreparable harms that can only be remedied by scrapping the entire trial.

"Only the grant of a mistrial can salvage what is left of the rule of law," they write.

A spokesperson for New York Attorney General Letitia James described Donald Trump's motion for a mistrial as an effort "to dismiss the truth and the facts."

"Donald Trump is now being held accountable for the years of fraud he committed," the spokesperson said. "He can keep trying to distract from his fraud, but the truth always comes out."

Trump's motion for a mistrial takes aim at Judge Engoron as well as his law clerk, who frequently collaborates with the judge before he rules on objections, the admissibility of evidence, and other legal matters.

The judge imposed a limited gag order prohibiting statements about his staff after Trump posted about the clerk on social media.

Eric Trump needed help with the Trump Organization's finances after the company's chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg was removed from his role following his indictment in 2021, according to Trump Hotels executive Mark Hawthorn.

According to Hawthorn's testimony, the company relied on an outdated and inefficient approach to bookkeeping, including authorizing only three individuals -- Weisselberg, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump -- to write checks for the Trump Organization until as late as 2021.

Weisselberg signed most of the company's disbursements, leaving Eric and Don Jr. in uncharted waters once Weisselberg was removed, Hawthorn said.

"He had a stack of checks [on his desk] to sign that was very high," Hawthorn recalled regarding a summer 2021 meeting during which he said Eric Trump requested Hawthorn's help applying his experience running Trump's hotel division.

"Mark, how do you do this in the hotel division?" Eric asked, according to Hawthorn.

"We don't do it like this," Hawthorn said he replied.

The meeting, according to Hawthorn, prompted him to begin an effort to revise the Trump's Organization's bookkeeping policies to replicate his work in Trump's hotel division, which he ran as its chief operating officer. Following Eric Trump's request, he imposed a standardized paperless approach to bookkeeping, so entities could be compared on an "apples to apples basis," Hawthorn testified.