Sam Bankman-Fried Hires Mark Cohen as His Attorney: Reuters

Since the collapse of FTX, Bankman-Fried – against what might be typical legal advice to keep one’s mouth shut – has submitted to extensive questioning in numerous forums, describing his actions as leader of the exchange as possibly stupid but not criminal. The stakes, though, have been upped somewhat of late, with Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) strongly suggesting that SBF appear next week before the House Committee on Financial Services, which she chairs, where he would presumably be under oath.