John E. Deaton, a lawyer representing thousands of XRP holders in the SEC v. Ripple case, expressed his appreciation for Empower Oversight's lawsuit against the SEC in a public tweet, declaring that although the company has no affiliation with Deaton, CryptLaw, Ripple, crypto, or XRP, it is responding to the evidence of huge conflicts of interest and gross impropriety collected by the XRP community.

Deaton also called attention to what he believes is the SEC's bad faith refusal to search for all communications between senior SEC officials and a list of people and entities that have interests in promoting other crypto assets over XRP.

In August 2021, Empower Oversight made its first FOIA request to the SEC, only to be met with refusal. The company consequently sued the SEC in December 2021, fuelling the production of selective communications between former SEC director, William Hinman, and some entities. These documents indicated a gross conflict of interest between Hinman and his former employer, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.

As a result of the SEC's lack of compliance with the first lawsuit, Empower Oversight filed a second FOIA request in December 2022. Following the refusal of the securities agency to respond, Empower Oversight filed a second lawsuit against the SEC, urging it to provide details of Hinman's and his successor, Jay Clayton's, phone calls, emails, and meeting notes with various persons and organizations regarding XRP and other crypto assets.



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