Breaking News: Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, has taken the stand to defend herself from fraud charges. Follow along live.

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Follow along live.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRjer88P0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIxLzExLzE5L3RlY2hub2xvZ3kvZWxpemFiZXRoLWhvbG1lcy10aGVyYW5vcy10cmlhbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD02MCZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uYV8yMDIxMTExOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0wJm5sPWJyZWFraW5nLW5ld3MmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD03NDkzNSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmGMPDqYYScoOBNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Friday, November 19, 2021 6:58 PM EST Ms. Holmes is standing trial in federal court for 11 counts of fraud. If convicted, she faces up to 20 years in prison. Many legal experts had predicted that she would not testify because doing so opens her up to cross-examination. 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