Defense lawyer Carolyn Stewart described prosecutors as “demanding blood from a stone" in asking for the $25,000 fine.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/government-tries-to-claw-back-money-so-jan.-6-rioters-don%27t-profit-from-online-appeals

Defense lawyer Jean Pierre Nogues declined to comment outside court.

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/michigan-man-ordered-to-jail-for-threatening-to-kill-jewish-state-officials/

Defense lawyer Robert Sanger, whose motion for a new trial was denied at the start of the hearing, declined to give a final statement on behalf of his client before sentencing, according to the Tribune.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/03/10/california-man-gets-25/