"they were mean online so we don't care about the obvious government overreach and threat to Bitcoin self-custody."
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Don't shoot the messenger.
Its just a convenient excuse for very online people.
The reason they didn't receive any real support is because no deep pockets want to back fuck-you money. All the NGU is in compliance.
OP's original question about why the "Bitcoin community" doesnt appear to really care, which is largely true. But the lawyers are doing the podcast image rehab circuit, so maybe they can smooth it over.