by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 6 – 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 an SDNY courtroom.
Detention memo on Patreon here.
[Inner City Press published book / audio book Diddy Do It? on Sept 20 on Amazon here]
On May 5, Inner City Press live tweeted jury selection Day 1, including an HBO staffer, here
Sitting in the courtroom, Inner City Press noted the presence of Mark Geragos. On the early morning of May 6, before 7 am, the US Attorney's Office wrote in that "the defense team appeared to consult with Mark Geragos and other members of the Geragos & Geragos law firm who were present in court" - and ask that he be admonished about talking to the media, full letter on Patreon here.
On May 6 a number of prospective juror were quickly stricken when they revealed their health or language skill, or in some cases criminal histories, thread
More detail and analysis on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
The case is USA v. Combs, 1:24-cr-542 (Subramanian)
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