by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 9 – 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," letter on Patreon here.
On May 7, with peremptory challenged to finalize things set for Friday, the pool of jurors not excluded for cause reached 45, including a UN official
But on May 9, Judge Subramanian switched it to Monday, saying some more might drop out. Two more were excluded: 295 for an undocketed email about personal safety, apparently, and 145 for not disclosing suing NYC. But the Legal Aid juror 131 remains in, amid evidentiary rulings - thread
And 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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