Proposed testimony about a conversation in which Bankman-Fried allegedly told Nishad that neither had done anything wrong; the government objected to its admission under Rule 803(3)

The defense proposed testimony that Bankman-Fried told Nishad Singh that neither of them had done anything wrong and that Singh responded that the answer was insufficient. The parties disputed whether the statement reflected a then-existing state of mind under Rule 803(3) or was an inadmissible retrospective statement of belief. The court sustained the government's objection.