Former federal prosecutor: SBF testifying on his own behalf was 'desperate'

In response to the fact that SBF will testify in the fraud trial on Thursday, Josh Naftalis, a former federal prosecutor and now a partner at Pallas and Partners, commented: "We have entered the final game. To change the metaphor, this is his desperate move." Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Roos said closing arguments in the trial next Monday "may no longer be realistic" if the defendants testify. (Techcrunch) According to previous news, Fox reporter Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that SBF’s lawyer Cohen pointed out that SBF will testify in the fraud trial, and there will also be three defense witnesses present. In addition, according to CoinDesk, SBF’s lawyer stated that SBF will testify in the criminal trial and appeal directly to the jurors to prove that he did not commit fraud on FTX or conspire to commit fraud. The SBF will describe his version of events to 12 jurors and six alternates, who will be asked to determine whether he is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The defense team also plans to call Joseph Pimbley, a member of PF2 Securities, to testify for SBF.