US court sets March 11 response deadline on Sam Bankman-Fried's motion for new criminal trial

In a filing in the Southern District of New York, Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered U.S. prosecutors to answer Sam Bankman-Fried's request for a new criminal trial by March 11. The former FTX CEO, convicted on seven felony counts and sentenced to 25 years in prison, argues that new witness testimony could change his case, while the White House has reportedly indicated that President Donald Trump is not considering a pardon.