by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Oct 31 – For US v Sam Bankman-Fried, after more than a day of jury selection, late morning on October 4 the twelve and six alternate were selected. Inner City Press live tweeted the voir dire here and more below
On October 31, SBF was cross examined to the end this time in front of the jury. Some of it in thread
AUSA Sassoon: When you went to the Bahamas regulator, you had cultivated a cozy relationship with the gov't there, yes?
SBF: Some of them.
AUSA Sassoon: With prime minister Philip Davis, you talked about paying off the Bahamian national debt?
SBF: I don't remember that.
AUSA: And the PM's son, you helped with his job? SBF: I talked with him AUSA Sassoon: And you bragged that Ryan Salame was essentially a member of the Bahamian government? SBF: I don't remember that.
AUSA: Cue the Project Chinchilla Chatter. [Exhibit] You wrote back, His name is Ryan Salame? SBF: I did
AUSA Sassoon: You gave the Bahamas Prime Minister floor side seats at the Miami Heat Arena? SBF: I don't remember that. AUSA: Here's a message where you say he is in FTX's court side seats with his wife.
AUSA Sassoon: Did you have a dinner with Bill Clinton and Tony Blair?
SBF: Something like a dinner.
AUSA Sassoon: You had invited them, after meeting Bill Clinton through Michael Kives? SBF: Yes. AUSA: Play GX 1559 [Video of SBF and Clinton, Blair, etc AUSA Sassoon: And that was you, at the event with the Bahamas Prime Minister, Katy Perry, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair and Orlando Bloom? SBF: Yup. AUSA: And you allowed the Bahamas PM to withdraw his funds?
SBF: Another member of the government, I think
AUSA Sassoon: GX 248. Is this your email authorizing Bahamian customers to withdraw and be made whole?
SBF: Yes, for a short period of time.
Note: And then DOJ allowed the Bahamas to nix the China bribe and campaign finance charges
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