Sam Bankman-Fried’s attorney challenged the US government’s jurisdictional claims.

A lawyer representing Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, says the jury's questions for the upcoming fraud trial will be biased.

In a court filing on September 29, attorney Mark Cohen, who represents Bankman-Fried, said the jury questions presented by the United States government contained prejudice that would result in an unfair trial for Bankman-Fried.

“The state's proposed voir dire would encourage full disclosure to the jury, the defense would not provide sufficient information to establish juror bias, and risk tainting the jury by blindly presenting the case.”

In addition, the language used in jury selection already paints a picture of bias, Bankman-Fried said, presuming that he was guilty of fraud and money laundering.

In particular, the last sentence in paragraph 3 refers to “his fraud” rather than “the alleged fraud” or simply “fraud”, which incorrectly suggests that Mr Banman-Fried's fraud is an established fact.

Cohen emphasized the importance of the court's reminder that Banman-Fried has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Cohen also argued that the court should have used the voir dire submitted by Bankman-Fried.

However, Cointelegraph recently reported that the US government has protested Banman-Fried's demands as unnecessary and time-consuming.

In particular, the U.S. government has objected to claims made about early publicity, effective altruism, political donations and lobbying, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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Jury selection will begin on October 3 before the trial begins on October 4.

According to the recently released trial calendar, there will be 15 full trial days in October and another six in November.

Meanwhile, Banman-Fried has been in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center since August 11. U.S. Magistrate Lewis Kaplan has consistently denied multiple requests for a temporary release to prepare for the trial.

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