In a video shared by Crypto Law on Twitter, the outspoken Ripple CEO said that when Hinman’s document is finally released, people will marvel at how the SEC could still charge Ripple despite discussions within the agency. 

“When [the document] comes to light, I think you would see more kind of like how is it possible the SEC decided to bring a case against Ripple given what they were saying within their own walls,” Garlinghouse was quoted as saying. 

Garlinghouse also noted that he met with SEC’s officials on three occasions, adding that not once did the agency disclose that “XRP is a security.”