While the court case between Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to await a decision from the US Southern District Court in New York, rumors have emerged in the XRP community that the judge responsible, Analisa Torres, is part of it. from the “deep state”. Because of this, supporters of the theory expect Ripple to lose to the SEC.
However, respected XRP community attorney John E. Deaton, who represented 75,000 XRP investors in an amicus brief, was emphatic. disagree with this theory. According to him, Ripple and XRP are “lucky” to have Judge Torres.
Rumors About Judge Torres In The Ripple Case
The theory that Judge Torres is part of the “deep state” is shared by a popular Twitter account in the XRP community with 141,000 followers. He wrote that Ripple will lose the case against the SEC because Judge Torres allegedly belongs to the elite, deep state.
The evidence should be that Judge Torres dismissed the case against two prison guards who admitted to falsifying records on the night of Jeffery Epstein’s death.
For context, Epstein is an American investment banker who was charged in 2019 with prostitution, human trafficking and multiple counts of child rape. He is accused of abusing dozens of girls and providing them with elite friends.
On August 10, 2019, Epstein was found dead in his cell in New York. Officials believe he passed away. However, due to the lack of surveillance cameras and forged documents, speculations have surfaced that Epstein was killed to protect the secrets of powerful people in the government.
However, Deaton stated that people are misreading the decision. Judge Torres dismissed the case against the two bodyguards on official grounds.
“People are reading this wrong. People are reading that Judge Torres dismissed the case vs two guards who falsified records related to Epstein and then made the crazy leap that Judge Torres is part of the deep state and will decide for the SEC. It’s not true ,” Deaton said.
According to the lawyer, Judge Torres did not dismiss the case because the rumor was that he dismissed the case according to the agreement “after the prosecutor said in a submission last week that the guards completed the pending prosecution. Deaton added, “We were lucky to get Judge Torres. “
At press time, the price of XRP is at $0.3638. With this, the price has a key support level at $0.3708 going down to the bottom.
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