SBF TRIAL Podcast 11/01: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Final Day of Testimony
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🗓️ 1 November 2023
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Summary
Sam Bankman-Fried's fourth day of testimony in his trial saw a quieter and more composed demeanor, but he still faced challenges in providing clear and coherent responses to some questions from the prosecution. The trial is now moving into its final phase with closing arguments scheduled for Wednesday, bringing an end to the presentation of evidence and legal discussions on jury instructions.
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| 1:16.3 | More than 60 people lined up to watch Sam Bankman Fried's fourth day of testimony, filling the single overflow room to the point extra chairs were set against the walls for some of the audience members. |
| 1:28.2 | After all that, |
| 1:33.4 | Tuesday was a much quieter day than Monday. Bankman-Freed seems to have worked a bit on his responses, |
| 1:37.9 | providing slightly tighter answers than he had on Monday when responding to Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon. Still, he maintained roughly the same tone he had earlier in the week, |
| 1:43.5 | giving the impression that he |
| 1:44.8 | did not want to be there. His problems resurfaced Tuesday with the second question, when Sassoon |
| 1:50.3 | asked if he had hoped he could regain control of FTX immediately after it filed for bankruptcy, |
| 1:55.8 | the once high-flying crypto exchange he founded that collapsed nearly a year ago. Bankman Freed said regaining control wasn't a |
| 2:02.6 | priority, leading to both Sassoon and the judge pointing out that wasn't the question. However, |
| 2:08.5 | when his own defense attorney Mark Cohen took over for a redirect examination, Bankman Freed visibly |
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