Neither (A) or (B).
The answer is (C), he’s just lying.
Hanlon’s razor is a lie.

DealBook Summit: SBF on his political donations

DealBook Summit x SBF: “I really knew there was a problem on November 6th”

DealBook Summit x SBF: “My lawyers tell me don't say anything, but I have a duty to explain what happened”

DealBook Summit x SBF: “We were spending too much of our energy getting licensed, in retrospect”

DealBook Summit x SBF: “I didn't ever try to commit fraud on anyone”

“He is trying to portray this ask a risk management issue. And the media is letting him.”