Sam Bankman-Fried possesses an unusually original mind that makes the world more interesting to observe even when he exhibits profound failures in judgment.

“he's a wholly original character so I when I met him I I realized I had a character”

Sam Bankman-Fried genuinely believes he did not intend to harm his customers.

“I think Sam genuinely doesn't feel he meant to harm customers so in that way in his mind he doesn't feel he's guilty”