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OK - US v. Sean Combs Day 35, bail hearing after non guilty on RICO & sex trafficking, 2 guilties on Mann Act. Inner City Press covers matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-sean-c… Week 7 book below,Week 8 (98%) ready; docs patreon.com/posts/133150888 & will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress…

4:59 pm
In the courtroom, Combs' lawyers Brian Steel and Jason Driscoll are patting each other on the back. Agnifilo is in the holding cell with Combs; his family is i the second row of the gallery.

5:04 pm
Combs' lawyers Agnifilo, Alexandra Shapiro and Teny Geragos emerge from the holding cell. Still waiting for Sean Combs to be brought into the courtroom by US Marshals

5:09 pm
Sean Combs has been brought it, sits next to Teny Geragos, reading. Agnifilo walks over to the lectern, then back over to his seat. Prosecutors are in place at the front table. Waiting on Judge Subramanian

Judge: I've read the parties submissions and others. The jury convicted the defendant of Counts 3 and 5. For the following reasons, bail is denied.

Judge: Even if the defendant was solely required to show that he is not a danger to the community, he could not meet that burden. Prior to trial, the court denied bail, and sees no reason to reverse that now. The defense conceded the defendant's violence

Judge: His violence is depicted in the video of Cassie Ventura. The defense admitted, This is a terrible moment, domestic violence is the issues, is what she said. It wasn't only that. There was the London Hotel incident.

Judge: There was violence after the searches in this case. As to Jane, there was June 2024 - after the searches of Combs' residences. This evidences a disregard for the law and a propensity for violence

Judge: The Court take no position on what it will consider at sentencing, nor what sentence it will impose. But here, the burden is on him, and he cannot carry it. The defense argues the guideline starts at 21 months, the US says 51 months. He'd done 10 months

Judge: I set sentencing for Friday, October 3 at 10 am. I am willing to expedite it.
Combs' Agnfilo: We would like it expedited.
Judge; We will need an expedited pre-sentencing report from Probation. But I will be available any time.

Judge: There is a great divide on the sentencing guideline. I see that Ms. Comey has her statute book open
AUSA Comey: The rule required the preparation of a report, absent a reasoned waiver. Probation may be able to expedite.
Judge: Update me by July 8 at noon

Judge: And we'll hold a hearing on the afternoon of July 8.
Combs' Agnifilo: Your Honor has a lot of information from presiding over the trial. We want the sentencing as soon as possible. Other Mann Act cases, there nothing remotely similar to this.

Combs' Agnifilo: The cases we're reviewed involving defendants making money, millions, or involve minors. That's different here are the facts. From our letter, See United States v Dillon [actually, it's US v Dillon Jordan, I cover it here: innercitypress.com/sdny61ocronanj…

Combs' Agnifilo: Then there was the Emperor's Club case of the former governor of New York... We understand this is moving quickly. The issue for us is, if we'd had more time, we could have shown extraordinary circumstances

Judge: You concede violence in your closing. Whether that's relevant to sentencing is not for today. But it can be considered on a bail application.
Combs' Agnifilo: In June 2024, there's an argument that Mr. Combs was defending himself

Judge: Mr. Combs tried to get into a batterer's program in New York, the jury never heard that - then he got arrested. All these months later, here we are. The same drive to meet the head on, like the self respecting businessman he is

Combs' Agnifilo: He's been a model prisoner. There have been no issues. He's going to have next chapters of his life. When you're charged with racketeering, you have dark talks. When I was reading the Mia message for his birthday, I had a heard time doing it...

Combs' Agnifilo: His children are here. His two daughters, there in the middle of the second row, they no longer have a living mother. Here, the user of prostitution services has been convicted under the Mann Act. He was acquitted of violence for sex trafficking

Combs' Agnifilo: He wants to talk to you. Let me check.
Judge: OK, check. Ms. Comey?
AUSA Comey: His brazenness is almost unmatched. The suggest it was self-defense is insulting. He slapped her in the shoulder. He had drugs in his NYC hotel room, he invited Jane

Combs' Agnifilo: We could craft conditions. Would the Court be open to us putting together a bail package? I am happy to do so
Judge: The bail application is denied. We'll receive hopefully a joint proposal on expedited sentencing, on Tuesday, and a hearing 2 pm

Adjourned.
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