Extra: Sean Combs Asks for Immediate Gag Order on Witnesses So Judge Says File by Nov 5 at Noon

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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Nov 4 – 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. Detention memo on Patreon here.

[Inner City Press published book / audio book Diddy Do It? on Sept 20 on Amazon here]

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  On October 24, Combs' request to put the bail appeal in abeyance was granted, with updates due every two weeks. When will he apply to Judge Subramanian?

On November 3, still not having applied, Combs' lawyer asked for an "immediate" gag order, writing that ""given the imminent harm of certain extrajudicial statements relating to the ongoing grand jury proceedings, we request that the court immediately restrain extrajudicial statements" - five page filing on Patreon here

On November 4 Judge Subramanian ordered, "Given the urgency of the issue, if defendant has additional arguments to make on the motion at Dkt. 42 in reply to the Government's opposition, he should provide those to the Court by November 5, 2024 at 12:00 PM."

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