# New Petition Urges SEC Chair Nominee Gary Gensler To Drop Ripple Lawsuit By Coinness Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/8025 Published: 2021-04-08T02:00:03.000Z Updated: 2021-04-08T02:00:03.000Z Section: Investing > Crypto & Policy founder Thomas Hodge has created a Change.org petition that urges Gary Gensler, who will likely be confirmed as the next chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to drop the blockbuster… Crypto & Policy founder Thomas Hodge has created a Change.org petition that urges Gary Gensler, who will likely be confirmed as the next chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to drop the blockbuster lawsuit against distributed ledger company Ripple: Hodge accuses the agency of trying to silence XRP voices while pushing a baseless conspiracy about ex-SEC boss Jay Clayton and William Hinman, the former director of the agency’s division of corporation finance, advancing China’s interests. [Coinness]() ## Links in this article - [Coinness](https://coinness.com)