Joseph McBride, an attorney for the brothers, has said they will fight extradition and that they maintain their innocence. McBride told reporters after their initial court appearance on July 20 that the brothers did not do anything wrong. McBride described the arrangement, which allows Tate to continue reaching his millions of online followers from jail, as the “Pony Express.” In one July 27 post, Tate complained about being held in a special housing unit, an isolated section of the jail typically used either to protect inmates or punish misconduct. In another post, Tate called the case “politically motivated” and described it as punishment for “empowering men” and giving them “the spirit to say enough is enough.”