Sam Bankman-Fried and Donald Trump are likely to both use a similar — and uncommon — defense at trial.
to fund a lavish life and back risky investments at FTX-connected hedge fund Alameda research.
The case “lays out various attorneys and legal advisors who essentially told Trump that the election was lost and there was no fraud,” DePodesta said. “Instead, at least according to the indictment, Trump pivots and seeks out counsel who are going to tell him what he wants to hear.” “If an attorney is complicit in the wrongdoing it undermines any advice-of-counsel defense,” DePodesta asserted.
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