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SBF’s Lawyer Says His Client Was the ‘Worst’ Ever Under Cross Examination
Stanford Law Professor David Mills, who led defense for FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried as favor to his parents, now fears ‘unwinnable’ case has ended their friendship.
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Sam Bankman-Fried went off-script when he took the stand.
That’s the view of David Mills, the behind-the-scenes architect of the FTX co-founder’s defense at trial. The once high-flying crypto mogul repeatedly veered away from his lawyers’ strategy, including on how to handle prosecutors’ tough questions on cross-examination.