You’re right to be concerned about the incentives of cooperators who had their own legal exposure. But those witnesses stood up to days of cross-examination about specifics by SBF’s lawyers. Those attorneys had access to documentary evidence with which to try to impeach the witness testimony—so it’s not like the witnesses could just make up a story here.
You’re right to be concerned about the incentives of cooperators who had their own legal exposure. But those witnesses stood up to days of cross-examination about specifics by SBF’s lawyers. Those attorneys had access to documentary evidence with which to try to impeach the witness testimony—so it’s not like the witnesses could just make up a story here.