Jonathan Turley on Sam-Bankman's arrest right before testifying before Congress

The question is why the Justice Department moved to stop Bankman-Fried as he worked so hard to make the criminal case against himself.  He comes across badly in these past interviews like a trophy-laden millennial who believes that he just needs to play to win.  It is not quite that easy in a criminal case. 

If he testified, Bankman-Fried could not only have made any criminal defense more difficult but he could have potentially tripped the wire for allegedly false or misleading statements under oath.  It was a target-rich environment for Congress — and a potential bonanza for prosecutors. 

Bankman-Fried was in a dangerous free fall.  Despite his legal team, Bankman-Fried seemed to be praying for someone to “stop me before I speak again.”  Someone just did.

~ Jonathan Turley, "The Justice Department Faces Questions After Effectively Preventing Bankman-Fried From Testifying in Congress," JonathanTurley.org, December 13, 2022