Having read Carreyrou’s book, I think the scientific evidence should outweigh this distraction. It’s clear that Theranos’ claims for their blood testing technology were false.
You'd hope. The prosecution is certainly arguing that Theranos is on trial, not the journalist. That said, the judge has given the defence permission to dig for the kind of information they want to make this argument.
Of course, having read the book just makes us both dupes of the conspiracy.
Elizabeth Holmes is trying a fake news and conspiracy theory defence. If there are enough hard-core Trump supporters in the jury, it might even work.