I didn't ever try to commit fraud on anyone: Sam Bankman-Fried

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[@609phillies]

This guy should be in jail for the rest of his life, such a despicable liar

[@RumblesBettr]

Jail is the only place he has a chance of living past another 12 months. He fed wayyyyy to many people

[@wickhunter7733]

@@RumblesBettr His body language screams guilty

[@benzun9600]

He knows dirty people in high places

[@eff700]

dont hold ur breath

[@NoMad42]

Absolutely! It’s a pain to watch, and the Nadia continues to give this lying scmBag platform to continue… it’s a farce! I guess rich and connected Jews don’t need to play by the rules. The state of our justice system is a joke.

[@sglaser001]

If SBF does not end up in jail, I will have lost what remaining respect I have for our institutions.

[@umadjelly1]

Laws and jails are for poor people in fact police themselves were created to round up slaves so maybe you need to reconsider where you are

[@gregzz]

You still have respect?

[@bachex3308]

Im not sure what they can do since he is out of our, US, jurisdiction.

[@Nanakwaku309]

Institutions? Crypto has no instructions. That’s the whole point. This is why the Buffets of the World called it useless

[@STEV3.147]

Why are we giving this guy a platform these world Bankster skin kiss my butt. Sam Bankman Fraud at best has 100 IQ. I truly believe his parents help pull this off, but they’re very well-connected people. That’s why everybody’s kissing this kid kid, my ass grown man’s butt.

[@Johnbartheart]

Steal $100, go to jail. Steal $10,000,000,000, go on TV..

[@jomo6239]

What else Is new buddy...

[@randomadvice2487]

Was it “too big to fail”, or “too big to go to jail”

[@gus7046]

Steal $100, go to jail and is shamed by the media Steal $10,000,000,000, go on TV… and get questioned while in his room, laughing drinking beer etc, prob eating sum steak after all… crazy

[@financialdecimation]

@@BigHairyCrank he did steal people's money though, they put billions into their platform, ppl invested in just the company, everyone lost money, small investors with 1k savings in the platform, to ppl with millions. just bc it was transferred to crypto doesnt mean it was monopoly money. a lot of ppl lost their life savings. why else was he worth billions of dollars? he donated monopoly money to the democrat party. not sure if they would take that or not, but they did

[@financialdecimation]

@@BigHairyCrank im not a crypto person either, i dont care about it. but it was real money that was stolen

[@Skum666]

Even when crimes are committed “accidentally” you still pay consequences.

[@aw98000]

Not if you're rich, white, and especially not if you're Jewish

[@dereksbooks]

@@aw98000 Ye, is that you?

[@butchworm7793]

@@aw98000 you mean DEMOCRATE?????

[@aw98000]

@@dereksbooks no, I don't like Nazis.

[@daleburrows2662]

​your comment aged like milk.

[@chaselewellyn4287]

He definitely didn't "try" to commit fraud, he successfully committed fraud

[@jonahansen]

Correctomundo

[@MrUnderdogArt]

You’d be surprised , it’s probably what he tells himself. Lying on technicalities

[@_auraboy_]

@@MrUnderdogArt yes and his name speaks for itself. Sam the bank man FRIED the entire crypto market!

[@christophermccord3316]

I didn't have sexual relations with that woman....

[@darylallen2485]

"Do or do not. There is no try" -Yoda

[@mrcamera420]

Smiling while Andrew says "Shitcoin" as he reads a question from someone who lost their life savings, psychopathy right here

[@Wittgensteinien]

Shitcoin is a funny phrase though.

[@mobiusraptor7]

"I'm deeply sorry about what happened" I heard more sincere apologies from customer service reps.

[@conors2104]

shouldnt be allowed air time. let the jury decide

[@unobooks]

nyt not only allowed him airtime, they switched youtube comments off

[@rarelyaccurate6252]

If he's charged a lot of these videos will be helpful in his prosecution against him.

[@mondoenterprises6710]

It's like he pretends he's a 10 yo child. But his parents are professors at Stamford in law and business. He went to MIT. Let's stop playing. He admitted it's a con. And that the whole doing good thing was a scam to fleece people out of their money. He's playing video games when on fund raising calls. Everybody is being clowned.

[@vikingchannel8321]

Not just that, he went to a fancy high school my daughter went to, but academics dont secure success as many assume and trust. Silicon valley is learning slowly who to trust

[@caesar_cipher]

His parents and Caroline's parents purchased millions of dollars worth of property in Bahamas. At the minimum this property must be confiscated, Write to your lawmakers, especially republicans - asking them to investigate their parents' purchases. ps I know even republicans got funds from him, but since democrats got more - the repubs have a better incentive of chasing their parents

[@Originalking]

Yes the privilege is sickening

[@Barncore]

This

[@greenbamboo489]

His parents are professions at Stanford University, not Stamford.

[@tywbin]

We read news in the media that doom and gloom is coming and we just accept it, doom and gloom doesn’t always have to be coming, I’ve read numerous success stories of people that are pulling off tremendous gains of up to $250K within weeks in this crazy market and I just want to learn how to achieve such figures.

[@starcar23]

It all relies on your strategy and your willingness to stick with it, and the stock may fall further, but if you are a pro, making significant profits on this downtrend should not be a problem.

[@henrech]

May I ask you to recommend this particular trainer you use?

[@henrech]

Awesome! Her potentials seems limitless. I'm fascinated with investing, I’m delighted to engage in this opportunity, I just found the professional’s web page and have already written her

[@Senorlatulla]

He was specifically told "don't worry we'll have you at a few media outlets, say you're sorry and they will give you the minimum time in jail if any"

[@dropfry]

I didn't "knowingly" comingle funds. I never "tried" to comit fraud. Laughing and grinning when asked about stealing 2 million dollars, then saying "I am so deeply sorry about what happened." Put this guy in jail by himself for the rest of his life. Don't even feed him. I didn't lose a penny from him, but I hate this guy more than scammers who actually stole from me.

[@amarjitsingh1275]

Scum bag big time joker who pretended to be savior of society by lying to steel their money. He basically designed FTX from day one with this scripted scheme.

[@djhonline1]

He enjoys it

[@gjsprophet5422]

The fact that Sorkin even refers to this SBF jerk as a young man who may have made mistakes is proof that CNBC is sympathetic to a greedy, narcissistic, son of liberal activists perp. Hailed by Jim Cramer and countless other progressive journalists as a genius in crypto, but a kniving progressive donator to progressive causes. He is the posterchild of progressive deception and American undermining. I would only hope to meet him personally. Maybe some disgruntled bankrupt investor will save us a trial.

[@Yankeemet]

Hes a psycopath. Thats what happens when people think they are the smartest people ever who will bend everything to their ego. He wants to come off as a harmless soul but hes a manipulative, machiavellian crook.

[@GrumpyCat-mw5xl]

To him, in his mind he lost 22 billion so someone losing 2 million is like a joke in his mind. This is a kid that doesn’t know the actual value of a dollar and has never really worked a hard day in his life. Yea he worked and was busy but his wealth far exceeded the amount of work he was actually doing.

[@NoBubbles]

“My company lost billions because my dashboard wasn’t working” -SBF

[@dereksbooks]

"I didn't create a backdoor to embezzle FTX customer funds to my gambling hedge fund Alameda because I don't know how to program." SBF 🤷

[@scrubbwhite291]

I can usually spot a liar after being around people for 75 years. He is lying. Eyes downcast is one sign.

[@davyroger3773]

You can also lie with eyes pointing straight ahead. In his case the likelihood that he is lying is based on the behavior of him and his company not any “tells”

[@jbac5767]

The smiles, smirks and lack of eye contact show he's a kid that's been aloud to get away with whatever he wants. No verbal apology will ever fix this. Jordan Belfort didn't come anywhere close to this.

[@jonnorris7564]

Watch the smile on his face at 2.15, this isn’t a man who actually understands the feelings of the people he’s swindled. At no point is there a point that any normal person would smile given the enormity of the situation this bloke is in.

[@marcwhite6267]

1:54 he laughs at the fact he's stolen $2 000 000 - a man's life savings -and then looks at the camera with an evil smirk ... I'm speechless.

[@mkumarthephrophet8533]

I cannot believe someone put their life saving on 1 item other than Gold.

[@mkumarthephrophet8533]

Or Oil

[@Robn1114]

Yes. It’s called “Duping Delight”.

[@jimbaker5110]

He didn’t laugh at that…stop it. You only see what your mind and emotions want you to see.

[@Twist_UAP]

@@jimbaker5110 he did he is literally holding his laughter

[@jessicaa.simmons]

Diversification is essential in the world of investing. Because of their performance and anticipated growth, I have focused my interests on a few key industries. They include the EV industry, renewable energy, technology, and health.

[@RahulGuptaS880]

Predicting the reversal of a trend is risky, and even worse, I believe there is more to this market than we understand currently. is anyone making profits in the market currently..?

[@janethookthomson7447]

I'm totally confused especially in this current situation that's affecting the market, how could y'all earn that?

[@abdulsamar446]

Wow! stumbled over here on the same Mr Rahul Gupta, which my colleagues at work always attest to his great experience in investment. good deeds they say, fly easily..... Rahul is great!!

[@Keerahmendes]

it wouldn't be the first time coming across this name Rahul Gupta, is he any good..?? how do one reach out to him..??

[@jessicaa.simmons]

you can communicate with him on telgram with the user name below

[@Cookieforevah]

Imagine losing 100K on FTX and see him on CNBC.

[@ermomejremic1193]

2nd biggest donor of the Democratic Party vote blue

[@enrg1156]

It is insane that this person who has the speaking level of a middle school child was the CEO of a billion dollar company.

[@MrDuds1984]

Billion dollar company built on nothing but deception

[@Yankeemet]

Hes PRETENDING to have that speaking ability. Its a fake.

[@krissimms4775]

Believe it.

[@paperandmedals8316]

It proves wealth is a great deal of luck. SBF’s previous wealth and the wealth of account holders throwing money into FTX.

[@ggttuuxx]

He got into MIT. He's not stupid. He is just acting, pretending, for the stupid people to believe his new con. He swindled billions of dollars, and you still think you're smarter than him? Wake Up!

[@TheRumblewagon]

I didn't mean to create fraud. I just meant to create tokens out of thin air and declare them worth billions of dollars. If lots of people believe the tokens to be worth billions of dollars, then they are worth that much.

[@soulreaper9453]

As he plays a video game at the same time

[@Yankeemet]

Man! Does NY State look a little bit Clean here for being one of the few major states to try to slow the mania?? Eventually good things will come of blockchain and crypto after the great washing away. Or maybe it all collapses😮😮

[@eyelovecolorado2195]

Yeah.. but… isn’t that the case for all crypto coins?? Lol

[@user-fr2fm3ri3w]

@@eyelovecolorado2195 seriously ftx promised 20 percent gains every year this is obviously very risky and unsustainable, anybody with their money in the platform was essentially giving him money to gamble and give them some of his returns. He didn’t steal the money he lost money of idiots

[@kachekijaanlega]

isnt this how fiat currency works though? its just paper

[@tehmujin5330]

Before FTX bankrupt, Sam Bankman-Fried : Our platform is the best of the best now and in the future After FTX bankrupt, Sam Bankman-Fried : I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING

[@nextari]

It really shows our short attention span society can’t even link or compare rational thoughts moment to moment.

[@Wittgensteinien]

That's right.

[@thevisionary5699]

Just look at him, wouldn't buy a hot dog off him ... What was anybody thinking trusting this guy 😭😭😭

[@patrick555HEX]

LOL ahha well said i wouldn't let him fill my car with gas

[@lecurator]

Anyone else would be in jail not on national tv

[@yannip2083]

Why is he still not arrested?

[@iamhudsdent2759]

@@yannip2083 He is the second biggest donor to the Democrat party, and the Department of Justice is controlled by Biden and the Democrats. That's why he's not in jail.

[@lecurator]

Apparently it’s ok to steal 10 billion if you share with your politician friends

[@STEV3.147]

@@yannip2083 his parents are very well-connected insiders and I don’t mean anything demeaning about this but they’re insider Democrats.

[@andrewgoetz6732]

Case takes time to build

[@joemiami1424]

Am I the only one that thinks this is odd that this guy is not in handcuffs but rather is giving an interview on CNBC? Could it be that he has stuff on certain politicians powerful ones

[@Dan16673]

Of course dude. Money buys anything here

[@stretch3986]

He has tacit "Amne$ty"

[@user-vi2dk1qz5f]

He is not in handcuffs because he paid off the media and the democrats

[@davidoetting1551]

Only the Bahamian officials, so far.

[@patrickh9937]

He donated 10 million dollars to Biden's 2020 election campaign. His family is tight with the head of the SEC. There's nothing odd about this. He's an aristocrat; he's safe.

[@calbastian]

Elizabeth Holmes was going for the deep voice while this guy is going the Dorothy/Golden Girls route.

[@tehmujin5330]

This interview look like part of the plot to clear him from his crime.

[@harrybjr]

you’re delusional, seek mental help

[@ctrl-shift-run8681]

The media is being very generous with their generous view. He stole customer funds.

[@depalma13]

The media is part of it. CNBC loves to do stories on scam artists. They love asking them such hard hitting questions as, “What’s it like to be a billionaire?”

[@bwade8786]

HE gave money to democrats (media's butt boys)

[@bcccl569]

he funds all the democrat controlled outlets and was the second biggest donor to biden. they'll never turn on him.

[@amorrobel]

WTF. How is this journalist taking it so easy on this dude? There's word on the street FTX paid media on a monthly basis for favorable news

[@LastbutNotFirst]

millions upon millions paid

[@elementalAlma]

It’s really telling that New York Times has comments turned off of this interview. They are all in this together

[@kesamek8537]

They all obey the same master.

[@goldrush435]

This guy can look at you in the eyes and tell a lie. Now thats a talent👍

[@nextari]

He has eyes? I only saw smoky slits ‘neath his furrowed brow.

[@The3rdTower]

“I didn’t knowingly co-mingle funds.” SBF committed fraud but he did not do it knowingly. He later tried to restate, but his thought process already betrayed him.

[@Dan16673]

Funny part about the law, doesn't matter if you knew.

[@carlosk8103]

@@Dan16673 Funny thing about the law doesn't matter if you're guilty or not only what some lawyer can or can not provide in court...

[@Dan16673]

@@carlosk8103 sure and how would you setup something to determine guilt?

[@yannip2083]

He KNOWINGLY and INTENTIONALLY committed fraud from day 1. His mens rea and actus reus for his crimes are beyond a reasonable doubt.

[@waynesoxy21]

Covering his ass with using the word "knowingly" . Harder to prove he knew.

[@charlosrossi]

He completely ignored Andrew’s question from the man who lost his life savings.

[@dariusdaguerre3535]

The question _from_ the man who lost his life savings; look up "on behalf of" and you'll see that your statement is inaccurate.

[@mrtilley1742]

Not only that he was smiling and laughing directly after being asked the question.

[@charlosrossi]

@@dariusdaguerre3535 corrected thanks

[@charlosrossi]

@@Etaoinshrdlu69 should’ve stayed humble and stacked sats.

[@markarmage3776]

Nope, he answered it. You didn't understand it, but he answered it. Anybody who trade derivatives on FTX gets to loan other user's fund to trade as long as they put up collateral. This is legal, it's in the terms of service. Alameda put up their collateral using FTT tokens, and of course, when Alameda faisl, FTX supposed to use the collateral to pay off Alameda loans, but in this case, they can't. Because FTT tokens also fail when Alameda fails. So in short, Sam version is completely legal, it's risky, but it's legal. He didn't steal anybody's money. Terms of service allows FTX to use user's fund to loan out to other traders on FTX platform as long as they put up collateral. And it includes the risk of somebody putting really risky collateral.

[@carlitoscabana7197]

Ah yes the new York times asking him soft questions and it wouldn't be because he donated so much money to them right?

[@PhillyJoeD]

I’m impressed they got him to talk at all. It seems to me he is hurting himself.

[@CLEVERBRA1N]

This is the treatment you get when you donate $40 million+ to people who can keep you out of prison.

[@pnketia]

I guess when you donate large sums of money to political parties and you have parents that also are connected politically you can avoid law enforcement and jail time.

[@creativeflow5212]

thats exactly what it is.

[@Wittgensteinien]

Sad.

[@qazwsxedc964]

A famous person said: why would you give your hard earned money to a kid without adult supervision?

[@incremental_failure]

He's not a kid, he's an adult who deliberately built a fraud.

[@JMARTIN1947]

He's a very well educated adult who has attorney parents who specialize in financial compliance -- an adult who deliberately built a fraud.

[@AndreAnyone]

He better go to jail !!!

[@RumblesBettr]

Nah street justice is better. He burned so many people he wont last long on the outside especially in the bahamas

[@Votd66]

"Please ask SBF why he decided to steal my life savings" *SBF LAUGHS* Give him a life sentence already

[@boldsign]

He's probably high on some good weed. Doesn't care about what he did.

[@higherspirit1]

No empathy. Likely a sociopath - life savings was a means to an end for him. So sad.

[@CN-hz9ch]

Ask him about FTX property and Alameda property....allegedly 2 other Bahamian companies (the latter formed in October) that money was siphoned into, to buy properties.

[@asianpower3000]

Bro how did his lawyer let him give this interview. He just admitted to comingling funds after acknowledging that was wrong and against terms of service.

[@kevinjames3155]

both of his parents are high profile lawyers in tax and corporate law in top 10 firm and are professors at Stanford. Trust me knows what he is doing

[@r.j.macready5620]

Yes and unbelievable. I assume he is trying to clear his conscience and shift blame.

[@nextari]

The rationale is extremely quizzical. He must believe that the same pathological deception with which he crafted his empire of fraud, is his secret key to escape. I think he will find he is sorely mistaken.

[@AM74691]

This guys has some stones, that’s for sure. If I were him. The only words I would utter is “LAWYER”!

[@-whackd]

He's not in the US and their company was one of the biggest political donors to both sides

[@joshc7865]

SBF is a good example of government corruption, no handcuffs.

[@Jeff-hn8iy]

"I didn't ever try to commit fraud. It just happened, bro!"

[@donkeysmash86]

How does a CEO have, "limited access to data"?

[@stretch3986]

At the 6 min 46 second frame when he is asked if he knowingly co-mingled funds, you can see his right side shaking from a right leg twitch. Based on that, his excessive use of "um", other body language, and eye contact or lack of, gaze shift, he is lying 🤥. Totally lying. Anyone else noticing this?? ALL of HIS assets should be frozen and redistributed. He knew what he was doing all along.

[@Yankeemet]

But hes in the Bahamas now out of US Juris.

[@Highlander1432]

His funds are hidden away They'll never find them

[@jimbarr4936]

Yes, that's why he is still on TV.......ratings, ratings, ratings. He belongs in a mental institution. It's like listening to Charles Manson. Why would the networks let a killer like Manson on TV explain himself or his followers. Why would the networks let a fraudster speak defend himself. Jordan Peterson should do a special on this guy to really break down the psychology and body language of this guy. Everything you wrote is spot on.

[@carlosk8103]

I mean that's true but look at any other SBF interview and he's always like that... Or maybe he's just always lying... there that too...

[@patrickh9937]

Funny, I knew he was lying as soon as his mouth moved.

[@alterego1609]

Dude literally used all FTX users' funds including BTC, ETH, USDT and other cryptos, let alone cash, as his personal funds. I still don't understand how tf he's not arrested yet.

[@RPGnerd1991]

Funny how in past interviews he was shaking like an earthquake and now that the cat is out of the bag he is not longer shaking.

[@hr5364]

How’s he free this is crazy

[@lawrencey0y]

When he used customer funds as collateral for his hedge fund and mansion, that's clearly fraud. How is he not in handcuffs? I think he knows what he was doing and was very good at hiding it.

[@Defme374]

In other words; I am connected to too many powerful people and if we don’t at least pretend this was a legit venture then I will bring all y’all down with me

[@ejv4792]

I'm shocked he didn't come better prepared. should have called Saul Goodman to help him here

[@Wittgensteinien]

Does he seem like the type, honestly?

[@eshraqsalahuddin115]

I feel sorry for the man who lost his life savings, but at the same time why would anyone invest his/her life savings on something which is not regulated by anything. Risk tolerance should have a limit specifically when it’s somebody’s life savings.

[@MrCurcio99]

Agreed!

[@calebstump4624]

That was my thought. Life savings into crypto? Bad investment plan. Anyone investing everything into any one thing should understand the risk. Now that guy knows diversity would of been less risky. Only cost him $2 million.

[@JSCimmo]

probably some1 who got lucky with crypto

[@nnn5666]

Answer to your question Greed.

[@xy_77]

The man would’ve lost it anyway sooner or later. 😂

[@magick93]

Didnt try to commit fraud, it just came naturally.

[@shakenbake6303]

They clapped for this fool at the end. They didnt show you that!

[@nicky640]

He is wholly unbelievable

[@avatar360]

I am saddened by the fact that this fraudster is living in a mansion and the guy who lost his life saving has to work and maybe mortgage his house to survive!! … send him to jail and all his c suit people 😢

[@chrism5923]

"Young man who made bad decisions." How do you start your interview out that way? I feel like they said the same thing at Tyler Brocks trial. Who else gets this leeway!?!?!?!?!!?!?!??

[@clintonsmith5163]

The interviewer said that there are some people saying that he is a young man who made bad decisions. It isn't the interviewer saying that.

[@billcumming1091]

How can the CEO actually sit and tell everyone that he has "limited access to information", his company has all the info.!!!!!

[@kxmode]

He's right. He "didn't ever try to commit fraud" because he was already doing it from the beginning. As Yoda said, "Do or do not. There is no try."

[@hmoney4063]

I'm just going to keep it 100 with you....if it was a brother, would he get the same treatment.......HELL NO. 🤬🤬🤬

[@alexlee1501]

You guys angry pointless ….where he stay I think many people looking for him taste the gun

[@freedom9611]

I’ll keep it 100 too…. Same treatment like Mike Vick after he got out of prison and got paid millions of dollars after killing dogs? Same treatment like Deshaun Watson getting paid 200 million after sexually assaulting women “allegations”?

[@freedom9611]

His time is coming but it takes time… has nothing to do with race buddy! You probably think “the system” is racist too? Lol.

[@maverickjones9418]

Jan 1 the Fed Gov is going to be going after him. He made transactions over 600$. 😅

[@TommyDJr45]

I think Andrew did a good job in this interview but I was disappointed he didn't ask him about the backdoor he installed to bypass compliance and allow him to take money without anyone noticing.

[@HannestadJacob]

I remember when I was a kid. I often played dumb to get out of trouble too! Atleast I grew up and started taking responsibility for my actions.

[@nextari]

SBF comes off as a glaring demon. Something out of a dark video game.

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

He looks like a hobbit on amphetamines

[@user-fr2fm3ri3w]

How is he the bad guy these idiots would have lost money anyways. Imagine putting 2 million dollars into a coin than doesn’t exist

[@Verysimpleinvesting]

Mama and papa taught him very well how to answer in order to avoid jail 😅

[@sugarly69]

That’s the whole point of him agreeing to this interview. To publicly deny wrong doing, smoke screen to avoid culpability on advise of his lawyers, uh Hm, mommy and daddy

[@Verysimpleinvesting]

@@sugarly69 It won’t save him from jail anyway

[@TravelTogether_]

It doesn't matter what people say anymore, just look at the effects of their actions. Governments, corporations, individuals.

[@mikestaub]

It is irrelevant if it was an accident or not. Holmes tried the same defense and see what the jury decided. The future does not look bright for this criminal.

[@AmericaLuigi]

Pension funds went into FTX thinking it was a credible exchange meanwhile people got screwed. Pension Fund companies should notify the authorities of a fraud.

[@davidyee2472]

What a con artist! Why is he not in jail!

[@donb4467]

it's awesome watching everyone cover for this guy

[@rafabonacci4268]

They’ll continue to cover for him. They look like suckers right now.

[@rafabonacci4268]

@@joelo7953 You have a point. I keep saying this guy isn’t going to jail like everyone in the comments are demanding. He greased the right hands.

[@bogscarreon9523]

I will be surprised if this guy will still be alive in a year.. a lot of angry powerful people out there..

[@daledoback69]

truly incredible he keeps talking

[@LastbutNotFirst]

hes paid media millions upon millions of dollars. a month.

[@arthurwilkes1381]

SBF is dancing around the questions he is absolutely full of it.

[@derekarnold3665]

FTX joins a long list of companies who made 'accounting mistakes" Enron, Worldcom, Theranos (fake product) AIG, Lehman Brothers....to name a few.Wilfully losing peoples savings is not cool.

[@williamangeles9761]

Imagine if they gave black people all this leniency in court like they do him

[@gerby8]

In the end his defense will be “I am a special child and be put to an institution I thought I was playing with other kids with play money”

[@mikestanmore2614]

Ignorance of the law would not be a defence, but given his parents' skillset, I find it impossible to believe he committed fraud 'by accident'. Lock the Tom Baker impersonator up for a couple of decades.

[@budgetingstrategies6240]

That's such a genius reply to: was there commingling of fund or not. He didn't say yes or no. He said there was no intention to commingle funds. I gotta remember this when I lie.

[@trader4397]

I didn’t try to commit fraud, I just did

[@kingkld4030]

These soft ball questions, lets get this criminal and his gang in jail.

[@energyparticle]

Everyone trying to get rich quick. If you gave the idiot your money, you took the risk, now you take the consequences.

[@EZGame0510]

Anyone who’s familiar with the Hitman video game series needs to put SBF as an exclusive target

[@OneHourShower]

I can’t believe he’s not in prison already.

[@davidsanjaya7848]

So where is caroline? what did she say, because all this is because alameda lost the money, aka caroline.

[@vedderfan87]

Wow, my respect for Andrew Ross Sorkin just took a massive nosedive.

[@aliengrey1708]

Thanks for having me, I have a hard time finding interviews, you're the first news station that said yes.

[@ericmodernel9205]

So he will fix things with " Sorry"

[@sharonh2991]

Right. He definitely should be laying low and not talking right now. This video will come back on him when he goes to trial.

[@Nedwin]

Let's appreciate CNBC to finally call him up for this interview. 👍

[@n0us3rn4m3s4v41l4bl3]

I like how he's wearing a t-shirt instead of a suit. He's pretending he's vitalek buterin and he's such a genius programmer that he can't get dressed and doesn't know what a checking account is.

[@chrisd8598]

Still living in the luxury most can only dream of. Untouchable. (for now)

[@alexlee1501]

Just get a gun and search him

[@thereIsaidit123]

Did he forget the explanation he gave of "a box people put money in...." describing the ponxi scheme that it is ?

[@damn671]

SBF used customer's funds from FTX to buy Real Estate properties in The Bahamas using a multiple SEPARATE companies.... He knew exactly what he was doing. SBF actually owners hundreds of millions of real estate in the Bahamas. They're just all under different entities. Nobody knows the exact amount but it's gotta be a Billion at least.

[@redmed10]

Co mingling of funds does not happen accidentally. This is not and cannot be an accounting mistake. He goes into exact details off the top of his head when he wants to. He is so calculating. There's something about people like this that are so ready to take credit for everything and responsibility for nothing. Why has he not been arrested yet. See you in 5 to 10 years after 50 court cases and appeals and 100 books and films and documentaries.

[@faustinochapa432]

Only thing he's sorry about is that he got caught they need to lock him up.

[@solar2k6]

This’ll be swept under the rug by January. Then he’ll be back at it again behind the scenes under a different company name guaranteed. He’s not going to jail, don’t be ridiculous. He’ll be back making the rich wealthier in no time

[@krissimms4775]

Exactly. The entire Crypto industry is fairy dust..

[@solar2k6]

@@krissimms4775 stock market*

[@leahnjr]

We need a twitter poll to decide if he goes to jail.

[@bogdanbogdan3462]

if this guy doesnt spend many many years in jail, the US Justice System fails its citizens

[@jonr2859]

He's got a slick answer for everything🤨

[@carlosk8103]

Yeah but if you listen to what he's saying he's clearly talking in circles to avoid the main issue...

[@WalkOverHotCoal]

Hardly slick. He is um and ah to avoid answering the questions.

[@jjets8775]

Hardly. He is using the Urkle defense, "did I do that?"