Donald Trump at his civil fraud trial in New York.
Donald Trump at his civil fraud trial in New York.
  • Wednesday was Trump's third day of presenting defense witnesses at his civil fraud trial in NY.
  • An ex-SEC accountant offered blunt testimony on Trump's net-worth statements.
  • He noted "questionable" and "glaring" issues with the statements, despite being Trump's own witness.

When it comes to Donald Trump's estimates of his net worth, "questionable," and "inconsistencies" are words you'd expect to hear only from his accuser, the state of New York.

But on Wednesday, an expert accountant took the stand in Trump's defense for a second day at the former president's Manhattan fraud trial, and used these very words to describe the creative math at the center of the case.