In this episode of Unchained, Laura does a detailed unpacking of the historic Sam Bankman-Fried trial and verdict with defense lawyer Sam Enzer and former Southern District of New York prosecutor Rich Cooper. They discuss what a thorough job the government did in presenting its case, whether the government will pursue a second trial on campaign finance charges, why it takes so long for sentencing to occur, what the differences between this case and the Bernie Madoff case are, and what Bankman-Fried’s likely sentence will be.

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Show highlights:

how the cross-examination of SBF showed to the jury that he was unreliable, according to Rich
why the charge conference with the jury is important to the prosecution for “protecting the record”
why the closing argument of the prosecutors was so effective
what “conscious avoidance” is and how the prosecutors tried to prove that SBF was guilty of that
why SBF’s tweet last November that "FTX is fine" was the hardest part of the trial for the defense, according to Enzer
why Enzer wasn’t surprised by how quickly the jury made its decision
what SBF’s strongest argument is for an appeal
why Enzer "hopes" that there won't be a second trial against SBF and whether he will plead guilty to the additional charges
why the sentencing occurs so many months after the verdict
how this case is similar, but also different, from the Bernie Madoff case
how many years SBF could spend in prison, according to Enzer and Cooper
when cooperating witnesses such as Caroline Ellison, Nishad Singh, and Gary Wang are likely to get sentenced

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Guest:

Sam Enzer, partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel.
Previous appearances on Unchained:
Why SBF's Testimony So Far Has Likely Already Doomed Him
Another Bad Week for Sam Bankman-Fried in His Criminal Trial
Why These Lawyers Say It's Over for SBF-But His Only Hail Mary Is to Testify
SBF Trial: How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Might Try and Win His Case
SBF’s Lawyers Could Be Annoying the Judge. How Might That Impact the Trial?
Rich Cooper, Former SDNY prosecutor

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