| Sean Combs in
Criminal Case Says US Will Not
Agree on Gag Order and Will
Submit Its Own
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Oct 23 – 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 10:30 pm, from
SDNY News, this: "USA Damian
Williams: Earlier this
evening, federal agents
arrested Sean Combs, based on
a sealed indictment filed by
the SDNY. We expect to
move to unseal the indictment
in the morning and will have
more to say at that time."
At US Attorney
Damian Williams' press
conference Inner City Press
asked if his office would be
seeking detention - Yes, he
said.
[Inner City Press
published book / audio book
Diddy Do It? on Sept 20 on
Amazon here]
On October 3,
Combs' SDNY criminal case was
re-assigned: "Case as to Sean
Combs REASSIGNED to Judge Arun
Subramanian. Judge Andrew L.
Carter, Jr no longer assigned
to the case."
On October 9
after 5 pm, Combs' lawyer
submitted a request for "a gag
order" - Motion on Patreon here
On October 10,
Inner City Press live tweeted
- trial was set for May 5,
2025 and Judge Subramanian
told the parties to draft an
order against leaks. Thread here.
On October 15,
the day after at least six Doe
civil cases against Combs were
filed in SDNY, his lawyer in
the criminal case asked for
the disclosure of all victim
names, letter on Patreon here.
On October 20,
Combs' lawyer filed a "request
an order prohibiting further
extrajudicial statements from
prospective witnesses and
their lawyers that
substantially interfere
with Combs’s right
to a fair trial" - Letter on
Patreon here.
On October 23,
Combs lawyers submitted a
proposed gag order saying the
US Attorney's Office would not
agree and will submit its own
draft, "we are unable to
submit Exhibit A as a joint
proposal, because after
extensive back and forth since
the October 10 conference, the
parties were unable to reach
agreement on the order. At
this juncture, the Court’s
intervention is critical
because agents involved in the
investigation have continued
their leaks, and their
damaging and false information
to the press" - Combs' letter
on Patreon here.
More on X for
Subscribers here
& Substack here
The case is USA
v. Combs, 1:24-cr-542
(Subramanian)
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