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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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Today on the Matt Walsh Show, rioting ravages another American city after a black man was killed by police. Yet hundreds of white people have been killed by cops over the past year, and there has not been one protest or riot over any of those deaths. What does that tell us? Also Five Headlines including the media already beginning to preemptively slander the jurors in the Derek Chauvin case. And the governor of Arkansas continues his media tour to try and justify his support for child castration. Also, polls show that many Americans would like The Rock to run for president. Why? 

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On the docket on Monday at a Minneapolis courthouse is the biggest police brutality case in the United States in three decades: the trial of Derek Chauvin, a white former police officer accused of killing George Floyd, a Black man, last year.

The case centers on a 10-minute video, shot by a bystander, showing Mr. Chauvin kneeling on Mr. Floyd’s neck. That video reverberated around the world.

We look at the contours of the trial and what we know about it so far.

Guest: Shaila Dewan, a national reporter covering criminal justice for The New York Times. 

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Background reading: 

• Read an exploration of the life and death of George Perry Floyd Jr., from “I want to touch the world” to “I can’t breathe.”
• Mr. Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, faces charges of manslaughter, second-degree murder and third-degree murder in the death of George Floyd. Here’s what you need to know about the trial.
• In more than 19 years on the Minneapolis police force, Mr. Chauvin had a reputation as a rigid workaholic with few friends. He sometimes made other officers uncomfortable.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.