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Today’s show:

Mathew Russell Lee from Inner City Press joins Jason to discuss life as an independent journalist (13:47), startup fraud trends (2:27), his firsthand observations from the SBF courtroom (17:05), the state of the justice system (1:01:16), and much more!

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Inner City Press’ Matthew Russell Lee joins Jason

(2:27) The failed Nikola Badger launch and trial of CEO Trevor Milton

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(11:24) Current status of the SBF trial

(13:47) Matthew's approach to journalism

(17:05) Firsthand observations from the SBF courtroom and reflections on cooperators’ testimonies

(20:56) The dynamics among the accused and framing of their involvement

(23:54) The jury’s key point of interest

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(30:07) SBF’s family involvement and use of effective altruism

(34:58) SBF's defense strategy and alleged misuse of client funds

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(43:25) SBF’s extradition and Sam Trabucco's role in the Chinese bribery scheme

(47:09) Recouping money

(50:57) Remaining aspects of the SBF trial

(53:57) SBF's character and upbringing

(56:19) Outcomes of previous fraud cases and thoughts on SBF's conviction

(1:01:16) SDNY's nature and the state of the U.S. justice system

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