The US Department of Justice Rejects Tornado Cash Developers' Latest Motion to Dismiss Charges

BlockBeats News, April 8th, According to Decrypt, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday expressed explicit opposition to Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm's latest motion to dismiss criminal charges, arguing that the recent Supreme Court ruling is irrelevant to this case and should not be a reason for dismissal.

Storm's lawyer had previously indicated his intention to cite a recent Supreme Court decision (related to a civil case of copyright infringement) to support the motion to dismiss. However, the U.S. prosecution pointed out in a letter to the federal judge that the ruling dealt with a situation and industry completely different from the current criminal charges and should not affect the handling of this case.

This legal battle reflects the Trump administration's contradictory stance on dealing with the crypto sector: on the one hand, the U.S. government has shown a relatively supportive policy towards crypto, but on the other hand, it still insists on holding some crypto project developers criminally accountable. As it stands, Storm may still face retrial, and the case is likely to go back to the court for further proceedings.