by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 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 saying 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
Early on February 21 lawyer Tony Ricco filed to withdraw, on Patreon here.
On the evening of Sunday, February 23 Combs' remaining lawyers filed a heavily-redacted motion to suppress evidence seized in LA and Miami and on iCloud, on Patreon here
On March 6 Judge Subramanian ordered the Government to provide requested information on or before March 10, 2025" Order on Patreon here
On March 13 the parties submitted a joint letter with a full page redacted, in which Combs asks for 300 prospective jurors and a questionnaire, 8 page letter on Patreon here
On April 4 the US Attorney's Office docketed their new superseding indictment including "an additional substantive count of sex trafficking; Count One is amended to include a 2d special sentencing factor" - filings (superseder and letter) 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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