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Clarity is a sexual morality . To verbalise obviously is inspired . Not everyone , however , enjoys transparent communication ( especially when they ’re under curse ) .
One such soul is Sam Bankman - Fried , former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange , FTX . In his three and a half days on the base during his trial relating to seven charge for alleged financial crimes , the former executive was seemingly unequal to of answering the prosecution ’s motion clear , or speaking plainly about a host of his activities while atop his company .
Instead of verbatim answers , he doled out verbal sidesteps , and instead of speaking plainly , he ruffle his words . While we would have preferred to learn more about what transpire from the man himself , he doggedly offered footling setting when asked about his prior decision and action at law , often repeating the same idiom over and over : “ Yep , ” “ I do n’t recall , ” “ I may have , ” “ I do n’t remember , ” “ Sounds plausible , ” “ I ’m not certain , ” “ perchance , ” and “ sound right . ” Hedid this so many timesthat the runoff room , full of witness and reporters , chuckled every clock time it happened .
Before his declination , SBF was a busybodied , candid and seeable man , host events , showing up on panel , tweeting up a storm , and making mountain of noise . During his run , though , he cut a much more forgetful figure . It seems , at least based on what he shared , that he was so aloof that he had no idea what his leftorright hand were up to . Or , for that matter , his squad . Or his company .
Many people in the courtroom whisper that his testimonial to the prosecution ’s crossbreed - examination came off as unremorseful , self-important and snarky . He would take farseeing pauses apparently in an effort to keep from answering inquiry , or to think up a good reply ( without committing perjury ) . Often , the criminal prosecution and Judge Lewis Kaplan had to remind Bankman - Fried to answer the question alternatively of say whatever else he deemed fit .
On Tuesday , Michael Lewis , who compose a record base on Bankman - Fried ’s life called “ die Infinite , ” happened to sit next to TC+ newsperson Jacquelyn Melinek at the trial . Lewis likened the way Bankman - Fried was testifying to how a fictitious character from a book would act , except Bankman - Fried probably would n’t translate any fiction because that is n’t like him .
So , in the life of forgetfulness , we have compiled a list of Bankman - Fried ’s choicest and most frequent phrases with which he dextrously dodge and sidestepped questions about his activity before FTX move down .
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Note : Jacquelyn , who was present at the trial , pointed out that Bankman - Fried say “ yup ” often in a dismissive tone , seemingly in hope of move the tourist court along .
Methodology
TechCrunch+ count these idiom by reading through the tribunal copy of the case from October 27 , October 30 and October 31 , covering the prison term Bankman - Fried testified in front of a jury . idiom were count when they appeared within an response , as well as when they were the full answer to a question .
For example , when asked if he was conversant with internal save counseling for how to respond to customer inquiry , Bankman - Fried said , “ I ’m intimate with one or two early written document , or at least I vaguely think back them . I do n’t remember the details of them . ”
