meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
CoinDesk Podcast Network

SBF TRIAL Podcast 10/31: Was Sam Bankman-Fried Taking the Stand a Huge Mistake?

CoinDesk Podcast Network

CoinDesk

Cryptocurrencies, Cryptocurrency, Dlt, Tokenization, Coindesk, Distributed Ledger, Blockchain, Tech News, Business News, Ethereum, Bitcoin, News, Digitalassets, Daily News, Decentralization, Defi, Crypto, Business

4.8689 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon relentlessly cross-examined Bankman-Fried, highlighting his inconsistencies and evoking exasperated responses as she aimed to prove him an unreliable narrator.


Link to story: Sam Bankman-Fried Grilled by Prosecutor, Who Points Out Contradictions in His Testimony

Sign up for The SBF Trial Newsletter


Credits: Danny Nelson, Marc Hochstein, Nikhilesh De and Wondercraft AI Voice

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Audible brings your wildest adventures to life, delivering heart-pounding thrills at the touch

0:05.8

of a button.

0:07.0

Take Richard Osmond's The Thursday Murder Club, where four retirees turned amateur sleuths

0:11.8

solve crimes in the most unexpected ways, brilliantly performed by Leslie Manville.

0:17.1

Ready to unleash your adventure aside, from pulse racing suspense to epic quests, from supernatural

0:22.6

chills to far-off romances, every story comes alive through world-class narration.

0:28.5

Explore exclusive audible originals, chart-topping new releases, and unforgettable bestsellers

0:34.4

that transport you from the very first word, because the next great

0:38.2

adventure is just a listener way. Start your free 30-day trial at audible.com slash

0:43.9

Wondery, UK. That's audible.com slash Wondery UK.

0:53.4

Welcome to the SBF trial, a CoinDesk Podcast Network newsletter, bringing you daily insights from inside the courtroom, where Sam Bankman-Fried will try to stay out of prison.

1:06.7

Follow the Coin Desk podcast network to get the audio each morning with content from the Coin Desk Regulation Team and voiced by Wondercraft AI.

1:16.0

An observation from sleep-deprived day 15 of Sam Bankman-Feed's criminal trial.

1:22.0

Prosecutors embrace the inevitable outcome of male pattern baldness.

1:26.0

Defense lawyers don't.

1:29.1

This newsletter offers Exhibit D. U.S. attorney Damian Willems. The sovereign district's top cop strode into Manhattan's

1:35.3

highest courtroom around 1130 a.m. Monday, his freshly shaved head glinting beneath its 10 chandeliers.

1:42.3

The 40-something came to watch the final twists of a big, big case,

1:46.7

as one U.S. Marshall called it, against a defendant represented by two balding lawyers older than he,

1:52.3

Mark Cohen, Big Bald Spot, and Chris Everdell, small bald spot. I might have some insight into

1:58.0

why prosecutors, but not defense lawyers, rock shiny crowns if I hadn't gotten to court nearly 11 hours earlier.

2:04.5

Probably it would be something witty about the government's confidence in a case that the U.S. Marshal called a big W for Damien.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CoinDesk, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of CoinDesk and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.