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🗓️ 14 December 2021
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0:26.9 | Slack.com slash DHQ. Previously on The Dropout, Elizabeth Holmes shared shocking new allegations. |
0:38.3 | Fighting back tears, Elizabeth told the court she was raped as a student at Stanford, and |
0:43.3 | claimed she was in an emotional and physically abusive relationship with her former boyfriend |
0:48.2 | in Therino, COO, Sunny Bellwani. Alligations he's firmly denied. I personally was surprised |
0:56.9 | at how far her testimony went in terms of bolstering the defense case. Sure, they lost a few |
1:06.8 | battles, but maybe they're going to win the war. While the claims were compelling, they |
1:11.9 | don't necessarily negate the allegations of fraud. The problem though is that this is |
1:17.0 | not an indictment of their relationship. This question is whether she swindled investors |
1:20.9 | out of three quarters of a billion dollars. In this week's episode, Elizabeth is the |
1:25.8 | last witness to take the stand at her own fraud trial. I'm not surprised that they decided |
1:31.3 | that's actually the best strategy. After three months of witness testimony, her fate |
1:37.3 | is soon to be revealed. Will Elizabeth spend decades in prison? Or leave the San Jose |
1:43.8 | Court House a free woman? The range of possible outcomes is huge. |
1:59.1 | From ABC Audio, this is The Dropout, Elizabeth Holmes on trial. I'm Rebecca Jarvis. |
2:06.4 | Episode 17, The Defense Rests. At 10.15am on Wednesday, December 8, after |
2:17.5 | Elizabeth Holmes spent seven days on the stand, the defense announced it would call no further |
2:22.5 | witnesses. It was one more surprise in a trial of many. While the prosecution meticulously |
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