SBF's Defense Lawyer: Media, Prosecutor, and Judge's Hasty Judgment Led to SBF's Wrongful Conviction

On November 4th, according to Bloomberg, the lawyer of SBF will appeal to the appellate court, maintaining that the media, the prosecutor, and the U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan reached a judgment in a rush, resulting in his wrongful conviction. SBF's lawyer requested a new judge for a retrial. The defense team argued that SBF had no intention of defrauding customers and always believed that user funds would be fully reimbursed. Additionally, it was claimed that Judge Kaplan wrongly prevented him from explaining to the jury the key fact that "FTX has sufficient assets to repay the exchange users." According to a source familiar with the matter who disclosed earlier this year, in addition to the appeal, SBF's parents have been seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump.