WEBVTT - Judging Sam: The Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried

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<v Speaker 1>Pushkim, Michael Lewis here. Against the Rules is back with

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<v Speaker 1>a very special series. It's called Judging Sam. As you

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<v Speaker 1>may know, I wrote a book about Sam Bankman Freed,

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<v Speaker 1>the former CEO of FTX. It's called Going Infinite, The

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<v Speaker 1>Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon, and it's out October.

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<v Speaker 2>The third Bankman Freed was worth tens of billions of.

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<v Speaker 1>Dollars before FTX, his cryptocurrency exchange came a part of

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<v Speaker 1>the seams, and now he's being tried for financial crimes

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<v Speaker 1>that could send him to prison for the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>his life.

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<v Speaker 2>On Against the Rules, we'll pick up where the book leaves.

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<v Speaker 1>Off by following the trial that decides Sam Bankman Freed's fate.

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<v Speaker 1>My producer Lydia gene Kott will be in the courtroom

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<v Speaker 1>daily and we're dropping episodes as often as needed to

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<v Speaker 1>keep you on top of it all. Judging Sam will

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<v Speaker 1>be the place to hear trial news and legal analysis

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<v Speaker 1>with me, Pushkin, host Jacob Goldstein, and other special guests.

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<v Speaker 2>Judging Sam.

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<v Speaker 1>The trial of Sam Bankman Freed starts October second, right.

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