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Elizabeth Holmes trial: Theranos founder gets emotional under cross-examination

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Updated  November 30, 2021 7:14pm PST
Elizabeth Holmes
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Elizabeth Holmes gets emotional on stand

Elizabeth Holmes, under questioning by prosecutors, struggled Tuesday to recall key events that led to her facing criminal fraud charges for allegedly fleecing investors and customers of her failed blood-testing startup Theranos.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Prosecutors began cross-examining Elizabeth Holmes Tuesday in the federal fraud case involving her former company Theranos.

The day marks the fifth day of testimony for Holmes who's detailed her time forming the company and addressed the allegations against her ahead of the difficult questions from the prosecution.

On Monday, Holmes detailed allegations of sexual and mental abuse from her former boyfriend and partner Sunny Balwani before the defense finished on direct examination.

Follow below for live updates about the trial of Holmes from KTVU's Evan Sernoffsky who is reporting from federal court in San Jose. (Mobile users click here to follow the blog if it does not display below.)