Bankman-Fried Fields Softball Questions in First Full Day of Trial Testimony
When his testimony touched on the highly serious issues that prosecutors have raised, his statements tended to be vague and evasive.
Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, arrives at the Manhattan federal court in New York on March 30, 2023. Amanda Perobelli/Reuters
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried devoted a bulk of his testimony in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday to addressing insubstantial, soft questions about his fashion choices, his hairstyle, his daily routines, his sports preferences, his office space, and his romantic life during his time as CEO of the doomed exchange.
Michael Washburn
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Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
