Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to build his legal defense with seven expert witnesses. AdvertisementAdvertisementSam Bankman-Fried wants to pay seven expert witnesses up to $1,200 an hour as part of his upcoming trial. Four of the other proposed expert witnesses are charging between $400 and $720 an hour, while one didn't specify their fee. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut prosecutors aren't happy with the choice of proposed witnesses and are trying to exclude all of them from testifying. And because Akka's court filing outlining his opinion is based on English case law, prosecutors say this could confuse the jury as it's a different legal system.

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Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, Bradley Smith, Lawrence Akka, Smith, That's, Prosecutors Organizations: FEC, Capital University Law School, Commission, Bankman