Diddy claims the Department of Homeland Security leaked Cassie’s video

Sean “Diddy” Combs claims the Department of Homeland Security leaked the video of him allegedly attacking his ex Cassie in 2016, hoping to “undermine” the rapper’s “right to a fair trial.”

Diddy, 54, made the allegation in a new request for an evidentiary hearing as he awaits trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. His legal team filed the motion on Wednesday, October 9, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Us weekly can confirm that.

According to the documents, Diddy’s lawyers claimed that the disgraced music mogul wants to request an evidentiary hearing “to investigate alleged government misconduct, particularly regarding unlawful leaks that resulted in adverse pre-trial publicity.” It is argued that “These leaks, allegedly orchestrated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), have compromised Mr. Combs’ right to a fair trial.”

The documents continued: “The defense alleges that DHS agents conducted a seven-month campaign to undermine Mr. Combs’ right to a fair trial by leaking confidential grand jury materials and demanding a hearing on the condition of a 2016 hotel video.” .” leaked to CNN. The revelations have resulted in damaging and highly prejudicial media coverage, particularly the sensationalization of the investigation and the involvement of Mr. Combs’ family.”

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Diddy was arrested and taken into custody in Manhattan on Monday, September 16, after a grand jury indicted him following a series of sexual assault complaints and a federal investigation. The 14-page indictment, released the following day, accuses Diddy of abusing, threatening and coercing women for years “to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his behavior.”

Diddy has denied all allegations against him and has pleaded not guilty.

In May, CNN aired footage of Diddy alleged bodily harm his now ex-Cassie (Casandra Ventura) in a hotel in Los Angeles. The video showed Diddy grabbing Cassie by the neck, repeatedly pushing, pulling and kicking her. It could now be used as key evidence for the prosecution.

“It was our team, we released the video of Cassie being horribly and violently abused, and that came up a lot during the trial last week when he was charged,” the journalist said Elizabeth Wagmeister said during the Thursday, September 26 episode “The Viall Files” Podcast. “This will be an important piece of evidence that will likely be presented to the jury, according to all the legal experts who were on CNN.”

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Wagmeister, 34, further pointed out that the 2016 footage was already mentioned in a civil lawsuit against Diddy before her team “independently came across it.”

“(CNN) published it — for obvious reasons,” she said. “It was incredibly newsworthy to say the least. Even though it was a civil lawsuit and not a criminal case, everything is connected. If you look at the civil lawsuits of all of these accusers, that can kind of give an overview of what you might see in this trial.”

Hours after the outlet released the clip, Diddy apologized for his behavior without mentioning Cassie by name.

“It’s difficult to reflect on the darkest times in life, sometimes you have to,” he said in an Instagram video in May. “I was totally exhausted. I mean, I’ve hit rock bottom, but I’m not making excuses. My behavior in this video is inexcusable. I take full responsibility for my actions in this video. I’m disgusted.”

In its motion filed Wednesday, Diddy’s legal team alleged that “the government’s plan to undermine Mr. Combs’ fair trial rights involves multiple methods and means.” First, there has been a steady stream of false and prejudicial statements over the past seven months from DHS agents to various press outlets.”

Law enforcement officials earlier this year raided Diddy’s houses in both Miami and Los Angeles.

The documents also alleged that “the agents conducted a particularly brutal and public search of Mr. Combs’ homes, handcuffing Mr. Combs’ innocent sons and then marching them away in front of a news helicopter and the press.” This was obviously a “Attempting to convey that they had overwhelming evidence against Mr. Combs that justified the public and brutal treatment of even his children, who were handcuffed and abused by federal agents armed with assault rifles.”

Thirdly, his lawyers alleged that “government officials repeatedly leaked grand jury information and materials to the press in order to incite public hostility against Mr. Combs in advance of the trial.”

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Citing the CNN footage of Diddy and Cassie, they claimed it was “just one in a long and documented history of leaks and false statements with a single purpose: to destroy Mr. Combs’ pre-trial reputation.” Although that While government misconduct is particularly egregious in this case, it is unfortunately part of a trend in this district – the government has learned that it can strategically leak information with impunity. This court should exercise its authority to prohibit these underhanded tactics that significantly undermine a defendant’s right to a fair trial.”

On Tuesday, October 8th, Diddy filed his third appeal for a provisional release from prison, which was described as “pure hell” by a prison counselor spoken to exclusively Us last month. He is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

The third appeal comes after Diddy filed a two-page lawsuit Notice of complaint To September 30, received from Us. The document sought to overturn a ruling by a US district judge Andrew Carterwho called Diddy a danger to witnesses involved in the case against him.

Accordingly diversityProsecutors also claimed that Diddy was a flight risk and his wealth could allow him to flee the country undetected.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).