About this episode
Elizabeth Holmes provides emotional testimony in her trial, discussing past abuse and its implications on fraud allegations.
This week, the most jaw-dropping testimony in this trial yet. Elizabeth Holmes fights back tears telling the court she was raped when she was at Stanford and claims she was in an emotional and physically abusive relationship with her former boyfriend and Theranos COO Sunny Balwani, who firmly denies all allegations. Plus, the government begins its cross-examination, and while Elizabeth Holmes seemed to be able to recall her life in vivid detail throughout the defense's questioning, her memories suddenly got more hazy, even non-existent, at times. Will the jury be thrown by the sudden evasiveness? And ultimately, will charges of abuse negate the allegations of fraud? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: ABC News
Guest: Elizabeth Holmes
Topics covered
- trial
- testimony
- abuse allegations
- fraud
- emotional trauma
Keywords
- Elizabeth Holmes
- Sunny Balwani
- Theranos
- trial
- testimony
- abuse
- fraud
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Theranos
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