Judging Sam: Jury Selection
Against the Rules with Michael Lewis
Pushkin Industries
4.6 • 9.8K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
The trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried got underway yesterday in the Southern District of New York. First order of business? Empanelling a jury. Reporter Lidia Jean Kott was there. To get more insight into how jury selection works, Lidia Jean sat down with trial consultant Ellen Leggett.
Their episode was recorded on October 2 at 6pm ET, with an update after court on October 3.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Michael Lewis. |
| 0:11.0 | Before we get to this episode, I want to let you know that you can listen to each episode |
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| 0:46.2 | Welcome to Judging Sam, the trial of Sam Benjamin Fried, I'm Michael Lewis. |
| 0:51.4 | Benjamin Fried was worth tens of billions of dollars before FTX, his cryptocurrency exchange, |
| 0:56.6 | came apart at the seams, and now he's being tried for financial crimes that could send |
| 1:00.8 | him to prison for the rest of his life. |
| 1:05.1 | Lydia Jean-Cott hosts today. |
| 1:08.1 | Thanks for joining us. |
| 1:13.4 | I'm Lydia Jean-Cott, the trial of Sam Benjamin Fried is officially underway. |
| 1:19.4 | I arrived at the courthouse for the Southern District of New York at 6am Tuesday morning. |
| 1:24.4 | It's this big, imposing building with revolving golden doors. |
| 1:29.3 | Reporters though, use a side entrance. |
| 1:32.0 | When I got there, there was already a handful sitting on the ground, someone even brought |
| 1:36.0 | a folding chair. |
| 1:37.0 | The mood was friendly and excited, it was kind of like, we were all waiting for a flight |
| 1:41.7 | together and we're friends. |
| 1:43.4 | I spoke to a few people while waiting for the court doors to open. |
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