The Trial of SBF: A deep dive with Inner City Press's Matthew Russell Lee | E1833

Episode • Oct 24, 2023 • 1h 8m

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Today’s show:

Mathew Russell Lee from Inner City Press joins Jason to discuss life as an independent journalist (13:47), startup fraud trends (2:27), his firsthand observations from the SBF courtroom (17:05), the state of the justice system (1:01:16), and much more!

Time stamps:

(0:00) Inner City Press’ Matthew Russell Lee joins Jason

(2:27) The failed Nikola Badger launch and trial of CEO Trevor Milton

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(11:24) Current status of the SBF trial

(13:47) Matthew's approach to journalism

(17:05) Firsthand observations from the SBF courtroom and reflections on cooperators’ testimonies

(20:56) The dynamics among the accused and framing of their involvement

(23:54) The jury’s key point of interest

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(30:07) SBF’s family involvement and use of effective altruism

(34:58) SBF's defense strategy and alleged misuse of client funds