OK - now back US v. Sean Combs, Day 21, "Jane" still on cross examination, anonymity demanded notwithstanding questions asked, Inner City Press is covering matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-sean-c…
Week 4 book below; docs: patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… Judge: Anything before the jury comes in? Does the defense want to respond to the Government on the juror issue?
Combs' Alexandra Shapiro: This is a thinly veiled attempt to exclude a Black juror.
AUSA: We looked at the record and found a lack of candor

OK - now US v. Sean Combs Day 20, with "Jane" cross to begin (there will be more days), anonymity, Inner City Press is covering the trial matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea…
Docs patreon.com/posts/diddy-do… Week 4 book play.google.com/store/books/de… and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… [Before the jury in]
Judge Subramanian: I am ruling that the Government cannot recall Doctor Hughes for more testimony despite the Second Circuit's decision in US v. Larry Ray
[Book on Ray / Sarah Lawrence College sex cult case: amazon.com/gp/product/B09…

OK - now US v. Sean Combs Day 19, with "Jane" still on direct, issues about anonymity, Inner City Press is covering the trial matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea…
Docs patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
Week 4 book play.google.com/store/books/de…
and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… [Before jurors in]
Judge: I have the defense's motion to dismiss, but the Government has said they will respond today. I don't have anything from them yet, so we'll address it tomorrow, along with whether Dr. Hughes can be recalled. Motion: patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…

OK - US v Sean Combs Day 17, cross of Bongolon, then victim-witness Jane, texts not to be shown? Inner City Press covers the trial matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea…
Week 3 book below; Docs patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
& will live tweet, w/ replies as works, thread below x.com/innercitypress… [Before jury]
Judge: I understand the press is doing their best with the orders. What about Jane's texts?
AUSA Comey: I feel a need to personally read them before releasing them to the press. How about Saturday for Friday's exhibits?
Judge: Don't kill yourself

OK - US v Sean Combs Day 16, video fight comes to head, then victim-witness Jane, texts not to be shown? Inner City Press covers the trial matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea…
Week 3 book below; Docs patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
& will live tweet, w/ replies if works, thread below x.com/innercitypress… [Before jury comes in]
Judge: What about the witness' conflicts with other romantic partners?
AUSA: The last one was with a colleague, not a girlfriend
[Note: none of this is in the docket, despite Inner City Press' filing &Judge's orders storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

OK - US v Sean Combs Day 15, Part 2, restarted with limited replies to see if thread works better. Now video fight - Inner City Press is covering the trial matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea…
Docs: patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
and will live tweet, new thread below x.com/innercitypress… Judge Subramanian: Let's bring our jury back out.
All rise!
AUSA: I am going to enter a stipulation into evidence. During a search at Miami airport, law enforcement seized two cell phones from Kristina Khorram's person

OK - US v Sean Combs Day 15, Garcia with immunity, video fight, then Jane- Inner City Press is covering the trial matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea…
Late night docs re videos: patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
Week 3 book play.google.com/store/books/de…
and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… Courtroom deputy: Marshals, can you bring the defendant out? Oh, I think Mr. Donaldson is in there [the holding cell] with Mr. Combs.
[Combs is brought in]
Judge Subramanian: Let's start with the compilation video. I got this letter patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…

OK - now US v Sean Combs Day 14, more Steel cross of MIA, then Garcia to take the 5th. Book on Week 3: play.google.com/store/books/de… With docs: patreon.com/posts/diddy-do… Inner City Press covers trial matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea… and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… [Before jury in]
Judge Subramanian: Mr. Steel, how much longer do you have on cross?
Combs' Steel: At least until lunch, maybe after.
Judge: We're not going to have 15 more Instagram posts?
Steel: I can't promise that...

OK - US v Sean Combs Day 11, with LAPD, FDLA, victim Mia and Nash to testify - Inner City Press is covering the trial matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea…
docketed after win patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
book [Week 2 play.google.com/store/books/de…
and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… [Before jury is brought it]
Judge: Let's address this. All the Government is saying is that the message shows Ms. Ventura's state of mind
Combs' Donaldson: That's the problem with not being able to re-call Ms. Ventura as a witness.

OK - US v Sean Combs Day 9, six witnesses including Kid Cudi, on Molotov cocktail, cross by Brian Steel - Inner City Press is covering the case matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea… & civil cases v Diddy patreon.com/posts/diddy-do… book of Week 1 & will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… [Note: down at courthouse entrance much security, presumably for arrival of Kid Cudi]. Now up in court, before jury is brought in]
Judge: I didn't hear Government objecting to Mr. Kaplan testifying about Ms. Ventura asking for drugs in Boston

OK - US v Sean Combs Day 8, Star Island search, expert Dawn Hughes, maybe Kid Cudi - Inner City Press is covering the case matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea…
& civil cases v Diddy (not dismissed) patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
audio/book of Week 1 & will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… [Before the jury is in]
Judge: The defense letter about Doctor Hughes preserves your objections, Ms. Shapiro
[But the defense letter is NOT in the docket, while after Inner City Press' objection, the US letter is in: patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…

OK - US v Sean Combs Day 7, from personal assistant through exotic dancer to Cassie's mother and a chef - Inner City Press is covering the trial matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea… & civil cases patreon.com/posts/diddy-do… audio/book of Week 1
& will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… [Before jurors come in]
Combs' Agnifilo: We oppose David James testifying about the incident with Suge Knight. He's going to mention D-Roc, say he was a friend of Biggie Smalls - that's decades ago, not relevant.
Judge: Seems you are previewing your cross

OK - US v Sean Combs, Week 2 begins with Judge ruling on scope of Dawn Richard's testimony, then Kerry Morgan - Inner City Press covering matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea…
civil patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
ebook on Week 1 below (audiobook too) and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… All rise!
Judge Subramanian: On the defense's application with regard to Dawn Richard, Ms. Geragos' opening statement opened the door to this testimony... As to Mr. James, the testimony would be inadmissible absent more

OK - US v Sean Combs May 16 Cassie cross to end by 4:30 US says, filings not docketed - Inner City Press on it matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea…
(& civil case patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
book 1 amazon.com/dp/B0DHP7YF19
2 books.google.com/books/about?id…
and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… Judge: The Government has said the defense's cross examination can go until 4:30 pm today and they'll limit themselves to 30 minutes of re-direct.
Combs' lawyer Anna Maria Estevao: We have evidentiary issues
Judge: Tell me about them, should have been in writing

OK - US v Sean Combs May 13, Cassie on deck, after cross of escort Phillip - Inner City Press covers the trial matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-sean-c…
& the sealing patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
book: amazon.com/dp/B0DHP7YF19
2 books.google.com/books/about?id…
and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… All rise!
Judge Subramanian: Let's try to get through these issues efficiently as we have the jurors waiting... We have a letter from a juror that we will make Court Exhibit 1. On the videos, when will they be offered into evidence?
AUSA Johnson: This afternoon

OK - now US v Sean Combs final jury selection, peremptory challenges - Inner City Press is covering the case (book: amazon.com/dp/B0DHP7YF19
and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… All rise!
Judge Subramanian: Anything before peremptory challenges?
Assistant US Attorney: Juror 295 should be excluded based on her email to the jury office, personal safety.
Judge: She's out.
AUSA: And Juror 146 has a lawsuit against the City, undisclosed

OK - now US v. Sean Combs Day 3 jury selection - as peremptory challenges pushed to Friday matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-sea… Inner City Press wrote books amazon.com/dp/B0DHP7YF19 & books.google.com/books/about?id……… and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… All rise!
AUSA: We propose to do the peremptory challenges not today but on Friday morning, in case some of the jurors come up with new reasons not to be on the jury before then.
Judge Subramian: Sounds fine.
Combs' Agnifilo: We want the HBO juror, 29, out

OK - now US v. Sean Combs jury selection Day 2, after HBO staffer left in jury pool and US asked to admonish Mark Geragos patreon.com/posts/diddy-do… Inner City Press wrote books amazon.com/dp/B0DHP7YF19 & books.google.com/books/about?id…… and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… All rise!
Judge Subramanian: Good morning. Everyone in the room has already filled out a questionnaire about the case. I will be asking you additional questions - some may be about topics difficult to discuss with strangers. Each side has peremptory challenges

OK - now US v. Sean Combs jury selection Day 1, here in the courtroom Diddy, in formal dress and wearing reading glasses, has 8 lawyers. Inner City Press wrote books amazon.com/dp/B0DHP7YF19 & books.google.com/books/about?id… and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… All rise!
Judge Subramanian: I have composed a list of prospective jurors who, based in their questionnaire answers, I don't proposed to do individual Q&A with. The list of people and place is so long, I though it was an appendix to Lord of the Rings
[laughter]

OK - now at US v. Sean Combs, arguments in the run-up to May 5 jury selection. Inner City Press wrote the books 1 amazon.com/dp/B0DHP7YF19
2 books.google.com/books/about?id…
and stories / docs: patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
and will live tweet, thread below All rise!
Judge Subramanian: So we have a slew of motions, we'll go through them, then other issues the parties would like to address. Let's start with summary charts at Docket 203 - have you worked that out to moot it?
AUSA: We'll give drafts early

OK - now at Alien Enemies Act hearing in SDNY on continuing injunction. US has asked to decertify the class - Judge Hellerstein denies it. Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below

https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1913622316556193914

Judge Hellerstein: Absent these decisions, people would be removed. Justice Sotomayer has shown the preparations the Government made to remove people. That there would be irreparable harm is obvious. The jails in El Salvador are not appetizing to say the least