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Diddy’s Lawyers Allege That Homeland Security Has “Illicit” Deal With Media Outlets

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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team is still fighting to hold prosecutors accountable for what they allege is corrupt practices with the press. Their latest argument, according to journalist Meghann Cuniff, comes in the form of a new letter emphasizing their belief of the importance of a gag order in this criminal case. For those unaware, this is a measure to block confidential trial information from disseminating publicly, and the defense wants this to remedy what they alleged is a government leak to certain media outlets. As for this new letter, they point to a New York Post article. For it, the publication reportedly spoke to an alleged “federal law enforcement source who is involved in the [government’s] investigation.”

In the article itself, the alleged government source claims that the alleged videos and photos of Diddy’s alleged criminal behavior that the New York Post described to the source are “consistent with the videos [they] have.” The alleged agent also claimed that their responsibility is to determine the illegality of the parties supposedly depicted in these rumored videos. In addition, the alleged source said that they wouldn’t investigate this matter concerning the parties if there weren’t crimes allegedly taking place.

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“The federal agent’s statements clearly constitute ‘opinion[s]’ by a ‘government agent’ that have a ‘substantial likelihood… [of] interfer[ing] with a fair trial or otherwise prejudic[ing] the due due administration of justice.’ L. Crim. R. 23.1(a),” Diddy’s legal team wrote. “Indeed, the statements are ‘opinion[s] as to the accused’s guilt or innocence or as to the merits of the case or the evidence in the case,’ which as ‘presumptively’ prejudicial. L. Crim R. 23.1(d)(7). The statements also reflect that the agent has access to possible grand jury material in the form of videos and other potential evidence.”

Also, Diddy’s attorneys alleged that the discussion of the alleged videos is completely false. “There are no videos of people having sex at parties, nor has the Government alleged this as part of the Indictment.” They claim that the Department of Homeland Security formed an allegedly “illicit partnership with different press outlets… to ruin this man’s ability to get a fair trial.” The government previously denied these allegations, and the Bad Boy mogul continues to maintain his alleged innocence.

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Stephen A Smith Gets Dragged For His Outrageous Theory About Diddy Trial

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While he’s mostly known for his sports commentary, Stephen A Smith just ruffled a lot of feathers with his thoughts on the Diddy trial. Specifically, Smith addressed the court’s use of evidence and the court of public opinion. “Of course, his mother Janice Combs showed up, walking into the federal courthouse as well,” he remarked on his self-titled show. “So his family’s there in full support of him. I was just taken aback by them making noise about the [Cassie] video being leaked. ‘Cause I was like, ‘How the hell is that gon’ help them?’ But in the end, when you really think about it, it does kind of help him in the court of public opinion.

“‘Cause whenever a Black man is being prosecuted,” Stephen A. Smith continued concerning Diddy. “And we think that the government has done something salacious or unethical in their pursuit of him, we gon’ side with him. At least, to a degree in terms of pointing out the kind of links they will go through to take him down. We’re also hearing that they’re coming with additional charges down the pipe, this is just the start, it ain’t the finish line. But by doing this, their belief is that that’s going to help them in the court of public opinion. I don’t know if they’re wrong, they might be right about that.” Check out the comments section of the Instagram post below to see people’s critical reactions

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“But they especially win if they get that tape removed and it’s not allowed to be seen by the 12 jurors that’s going to be assigned to decide whether or not he’s going to jail for 20, 25 years, to 40 years, the rest of his life, or whether he’s going to be made to be a free man,” Stephen A. Smith said about Diddy. “He still ain’t been let out on bail. If I remember correctly, a judge was removed from the case, and a different judge came about. Still ain’t removed from jail. They still haven’t granted him bail.

“But this revealing of the tape and the accusations that it was leaked by the government to assist the prosecution – well, they are the prosecution, the government,” Stephen A. Smith concluded his thoughts on the Diddy situation. “It does make sense, it might not be that bad of a strategy. And if you can get that tape removed… Hmm. They don’t have to see what he did to his ex-girl. Hmm… It’s interesting. I’m just saying, I’m just saying.”

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