Odaily News - Former CEO of FTX, SBF, has agreed to a gag order prohibiting him from making comments to third parties that may interfere with his trial, but he believes that other potential witnesses should also be gagged, including current CEO of FTX, John Ray.



The gag order against SBF was initially proposed on July 20th, when the US government accused him of publicly defaming former business partner and witness Caroline Ellison in an interview with The New York Times, in an attempt to disrupt a fair trial.



In a letter to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the New York federal court on July 22nd, SBF's law firm, Cohen & Gresser LLP, denied these allegations but agreed to abide by the gag order as requested.



A gag order is a legal directive typically issued by a court to restrict information or comments from being publicly disclosed or conveyed to any unauthorized third parties. In this case, SBF will no longer be able to make public statements defaming government witnesses, as the sharing of confidential information could harm the reputation of the jury. (Cointelegraph)