Teresa Goody Guillén, the personal lawyer for CZ, stated in a November 15 interview on The Pomp Podcast that the charges against CZ are fundamentally regulatory compliance issues, not involving money laundering or fraud, and with no victims or criminal record. She emphasized that historically, no executive from major financial institutions has faced personal criminal charges for similar allegations. CZ is reportedly the only individual to be prosecuted and sentenced for such regulatory violations. Guillén noted that the presidential pardon aims to rectify the previous unjust treatment and restore judicial fairness in the case.