by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 4 – At 4:30 pm on September 16 Inner City Press was told by its SDNY source to expect "the big one" - Sean Combs - the next day in the courtroom here.
At US Attorney Damian Williams' press conference Inner City Press asked if his office would be seeking detention - Yes, he said. Detention memo on Patreon here.
[Inner City Press published book / audio book Diddy Do It? on Sept 20 on Amazon here]
On December 16, in the run-up to the December 18 conference, letter on Patreon here.
On January 14 Combs' lawyers filed a motion about the protective order, arguing that "attorney eyes only" videos in the case they say prove the prosecution is "sexist and puritanical" and that it is consensual - 7 page letter on Patreon here
On January 29 Judge Subramanian denied Combs' motion. Order on Patreon here.
On February 18 Combs through counsel moved to dismiss Count 3, calling it racist, on Patreon here
On March 4 the US Attorney's Office filed its opposition, arguing "Race did not factor in any way into the defendant’s charges. On the contrary, as set forth in the Indictment, the defendant was charged solely because of his own violent, abusive, and criminal conduct. The Motion should be denied." 18 page filing on Patreon here.
Extra/analysis on X for Subscribers here & Substack here
The case is USA v. Combs, 1:24-cr-542 (Subramanian)
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