SBF lawyer: FTX fraud case was “almost impossible” to win from the beginning

Odaily News The lawyer responsible for defending SBF in the criminal trial admitted that it was almost impossible to win the case from the beginning. David Mills, a professor at Stanford Law School, said in an interview that SBF repeatedly deviated from his lawyering strategy, including how to handle tough questions from prosecutors during cross-examination. “He was probably the worst cross-examiner I’ve ever seen,” Mills added. He believes that if SBF had performed better, the jury would not have found him guilty of stealing billions from FTX clients— The jury found him guilty within hours. Mills said the judges pretrial ruling and strong testimony from prosecution witnesses made it nearly impossible for the defense to win. I think its almost impossible to win a lawsuit when three or four founders say you did this, he said. (Bloomberg)