Diddy appeared in Manhattan federal courtroom on Thursday (October 10) as he tried his third plea for bail. Because the listening to bought underway, the decide supplied him a trial date of Could 5, 2025, which Diddy’s attorneys accepted.
“Choose: Could 5, the trial will begin. Or I’ll offer you April if you need,” Interior Metropolis Press tweeted. “[Attorney Marc] Agnifilo: We’ll take Could 5 – there’s loads of discovery. Choose: How lengthy will the federal government’s case be? AUSA Emily Johnson: Three weeks, however…”
Choose: Could 5, the trial will begin. Or I’ll offer you April if you need.
Agnifilo: We’ll take Could 5 – there’s loads of discovery.
Choose: How lengthy will the federal government’s case be?
AUSA Emily Johnson: Three weeks, however…— Interior Metropolis Press (@innercitypress) October 10, 2024
The decide additionally set the invention listening to for December 18, whereas Agnifilo requested for a gag order.
“Choose: Let’s have a subsequent [discovery] convention on December 18 at 2 pm. Let’s flip to the defendant’s movement,” Interior Metropolis Press tweeted. “Agnifilo: We’re asking for a gag order. The priority is that the brokers have been leaking grand jury data and making different prejudicial statements.”
Federal prosecutors revealed their investigation is ongoing and they’re taking a look at doubtlessly including extra prison costs to the unique indictment.
The disgraced Dangerous Boy Data mogul was arrested at a fancy Manhattan resort on September 16 after a months-long investigation and charged with three felonies: intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting people for prostitution. Diddy has been denied bail a number of instances, however on Wednesday (October 9), his workforce accused the federal authorities of leaking the 2016 tape of Cassie Ventura to CNN. They launched a prolonged assertion, which may be discovered beneath.
Defendant Sean Combs strikes for 4 types of aid associated to what the protection believes was a sequence of illegal authorities leaks, which have led to damaging, extremely prejudicial pre- trial publicity that may solely taint the jury pool and deprive Mr. Combs of his proper to a good trial. Mr. Combs requests: (1) an evidentiary listening to to look at authorities misconduct in reference to the leaks; (2) discovery of emails, paperwork and data within the possession of the federal government (together with DHS) associated to those leaks; (3) a gag order prohibiting authorities personnel from disclosing any proof or investigative materials associated to this case to any member of the media; and (4) suppression of any proof leaked by authorities staff in violation of Federal Rule of Felony Process 6(e) or every other regulation, rule, or regulation.
The obtainable proof makes a prima facie exhibiting that the federal government, primarily by DHS, has engaged in a seven-month marketing campaign with three objects: (i) stopping Mr. Combs from getting honest consideration by the grand jury; (ii) stopping him from getting a good trial; and (iii) strategically leaking confidential grand jury materials and knowledge, together with the 2016 Intercontinental videotape, with a purpose to prejudice the general public and potential jurors towards Mr. Combs.
The federal government’s scheme to undermine Mr. Combs’ rights to a good continuing has a number of strategies and means. First, there was a gradual stream of false and prejudicial statements made by DHS brokers to numerous press shops over the past seven months. Second, the brokers engaged in a very brutal and public search of Mr. Combs’ houses, throughout which they handcuffed Mr. Combs’ harmless sons after which marched them earlier than a information helicopter and the press. This was an obvious effort to convey that they’d overwhelming proof towards Mr. Combs, justifying the general public and brutal remedy of even his youngsters, who had been handcuffed and manhandled by federal brokers armed with assault rifles. Third, authorities staff have repeatedly leaked grand jury data and supplies to the press to lift public hostility towards Mr. Combs prematurely of trial.Probably the most egregious instance of that is the leak to CNN of the 2016 videotape from the Intercontinental Lodge in Los Angeles. As detailed beneath, the CNN leak was however considered one of an extended and documented historical past of leaks and false statements made with one objective: to savage Mr. Combs’ fame previous to trial. Whereas the federal government’s misconduct on this case is especially egregious, it’s sadly a part of a development on this District—the federal government has discovered that it might probably strategically leak data with impunity. This Courtroom ought to train its authority to ban these underhanded ways, which severely undermine a prison defendant’s proper to a good trial.
On the outset, the protection needs to be clear with the Courtroom as to what our idea is and isn’t. We don’t contend that the leaks had been orchestrated by the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace. Moderately, we contend that the false media statements and the grand jury leaks complained of beneath had been deliberate and executed by DHS. Because the events develop extra data on this regard, the Courtroom will see that the protection repeatedly contacted the prosecutors and acknowledged, in substance, that their brokers had been leaking data to the press. But no matter what, if any, motion the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace took, the leaks continued, even till after the arrest. The explanation a listening to is required is to find out precisely what the DHS did, and didn’t do relating to these leaks, and what the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace did and didn’t do to cease them.
The proof of presidency misconduct is evident sufficient already that this Courtroom is justified in utilizing its authority to craft acceptable cures. Mr. Combs requests that this Courtroom order discovery and an evidentiary listening to to analyze the federal government’s misconduct. The abuse right here is evident, however “with no listening to,” it will stay “unknown how far or the place the abuse reached.” United States v. Walters, 910 F.3d 11, 32 (2nd Cir. 2018) (Jacobs, J., concurring). An evidentiary listening to is thus needed. As well as, if the listening to demonstrates that the violation of grand jury secrecy was intentional, as we count on it would, the Courtroom ought to order the suppression of the videotape and/or every other illegally disclosed proof, in addition to different potential sanctions.”
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