Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking authorities to provide him with all the evidence of the charges against him in preparation for his upcoming defense.
A recent submission by Diddy’s legal representatives to the U.S. Department of Justice calls on investigators to provide the evidence they have for his upcoming trial in the spring, allowing for a thorough review of the allegations. previous documents.
Diddy is said to be adamant about his request for a speedy trial and is aiming for an April or May 2025 trial date.
Additionally, the legal filing seeks permission to examine items seized during searches of his residences in Miami and Los Angeles earlier this year, according to the AP.
According to the filing, authorities have collected vast amounts of digital data, spanning multiple terabytes. This includes information extracted from electronic devices such as smartphones, computers and storage devices as well as data stored in the master and themes’ cloud accounts. other.
Prosecutors meticulously examined various business records from financial institutions, phone companies, hotels and airlines in an effort to build their case.
According to Diddy’s team, “The government also seized additional devices belonging to Mr. Combs at the time of his arrest approximately three weeks ago.”
“We also understand that the government is only now beginning to review and copy these electronic devices, including those confiscated in March 2024. Timely production of these documents is critical to Mr. Combs’ ability to prepare his defense.”
This comes as Diddy and his legal representatives have issued claims that the release of a video depicting him in an altercation with his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, was sanctioned by the federal government staged.
Diddy’s lawyers allege that Department of Homeland Security officials were behind the intentional leak of hotel surveillance video in 2016 capturing the violent standoff to news network CNN.
They further claim that for more than seven months, agents of the Department of Homeland Security actively worked to undermine his right to a fair trial by releasing sensitive information from the proceedings of the grand jury.
A formal request has been made for a hearing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the 2016 leak of hotel video to a cable news network.
Furthermore, Diddy’s legal representatives have raised concerns about the forceful manner in which federal raids were conducted at his residences in Los Angeles and Miami, claiming that his children He was handcuffed during the operation.
The 54-year-old Bad Boy Records mogul was taken into custody last September and is facing charges of conspiracy to commit racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation for the purpose of prostitution.
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