Mr. President, one Biden-era prosecution is still going forward under your administration: US v. Storm. A jury of 12 already deadlocked on the 2 main counts. DOJ wants a retrial anyway — up to 40 more years in prison for writing open-source software. This precedent threatens every US developer and entrepreneur.

The gov't theory in my case isn't about me. It's a template. Under US v. Storm, "money transmitting" no longer requires custody or control of funds. Publishing code that others use is enough. Who's in danger: → Every maintainer of open-source privacy, messaging, or crypto tools that any bad actor ever touches → Every operator of a financial service — DeFi or not — who learns some % of users are illicit and keeps operating. Knowledge alone becomes the crime → Every dev of immutable, self-custodial software, held to a duty to "stop" what is technically unstoppable It's already working as designed. Michael Lewellen finished lawful crowdfunding software and can't publish it. He asked DOJ if he'd be prosecuted. Their answer, in federal court: we "cannot disclaim an intent to prosecute." Finished code, sitting on a shelf. You don't need to be charged to be silenced. And SDNY isn't done with me. Prosecutors want to retry me regardless — regardless of the hung counts, regardless of Van Loon, regardless of FinCEN's own guidance. I've been fighting this for 3+ years. Legal defense at this level costs millions, and I can't do it alone. If you write code, use privacy tools, or believe publishing software isn't a crime — this is your fight too. Donate: Every retweet helps. Every dollar goes to the defense.