Deaton reacts to Empower Oversight’s lawsuit against the SEC. Attorney John E. Deaton, a lawyer representing thousands of XRP holders as amicus curiae in the SEC v. Ripple case, reacted to the lawsuit filed yesterday by Empower Oversight against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a tweet today, attorney Deaton stressed that Empower Oversight The post Deaton Applauds Empower US Lawsuit Against SEC, Says Firm has No Ties to Ripple or XRP first appeared on The Crypto Basic .