Anjan Sahni, a Wilmer Hale partner who represented Ellison on the stand, had more to say about Ellison as a person, but still compared him to Bankman-Fried. His role in Alameda was because of Bankman-Fried, he hid Alameda’s financial situation at Bankman-Fried’s request, indeed the main question about how Ellison came to the sentencing hearing after pleading guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges became “why did Caroline get along with Sam Bankman-Fried, ‘ he said.