<p><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-09/0aba5885-d5e3-4333-a58c-4a04744804f5.jpg"></p><p>Deaton clarified that even if an appeal were possible in such a situation, the agency's authority would be diminished.</p>