U.S. court rejects SBF's defense motion, complicating pretrial strategy

The U.S. District Court refused to consider one of Sam Bankman-Freed's petitions for a pre-trial settlement. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan denied the SBF's motion in Limine No 1, which sought to bar the government from presenting evidence after July 1, according to the court.

In August, the SBF defense team made several motions in limine. Not only is it a rejected Proposal #1, but motions to exclude evidence of FTX's bankruptcy, SBF's withdrawal from the company, AND also allegations related to the enterprise.

Shortly before the dispute was considered on the merits, the first petition was refused. The SBF legal team expressed outrage at the fact that the US government released a large number of documents about the discovery - almost 7.7 million pages. They argued that the late release of the additional 3.7 million pages was in violation of the agreed disclosure schedule and called on the court to intervene to prevent further substantial distribution of documents with the upcoming trial situation (on the issue of testimony).

Thanks to the recent court decision, the SBF legal team continues to emphasize the importance of his active involvement in the defense. At the moment, he is awaiting trial in the capital's pre-trial detention center, where he could not get acquainted with the evidence due to the impossibility of accessing the hard drive sent to the institution.

With six weeks left before the trial, the SBF pleaded not guilty in court. He claims that his actions were legal due to legal advice earlier.