In the latest update in the Diddy sex trafficking and racketeering case, the government and Diddy’s lawyers filed a joint response to the court in which Diddy’s lawyers said Diddy will seek a trial date in April or May 2025. “Mr Combs continues to assert his right to a speedy trial and intends to request a trial date in April or May, 2025,” Diddy’s lawyers said adding that Diddy will also file a motion for a hearing and other remedies related to unauthorized and prejudicial leaks of grand jury information.
P Diddy case: Here are the latest revelations from the joint court filing
- The government said the discovery in the case has been voluminous, totaling several terabytes of electronic materials including cellphones, laptops, tablets and cloud accounts.
- The government said it has been in close coordination with the defense.
- Diddy’s lawyers said they ask the court to require the government to immediately produce information like copies of Comb’s electronic devices that were seized six months ago.
- The timely production of these material is critical to Diddy’s ability to prepare his defense, Diddy’s lawyers said.
- Since these devices belong to Diddy, their production should not be delayed by the government’s initial review for responsiveness and privilege.
- The defense said the government indicated that they will be able to produce these devices in the next 30 days.
- Diddy continues to assert his right to a speedy trial, his lawyers said.
- The trial date should be in April or May 2025, they said.
- Diddy also seeks deadline for the filings of pretrial motions.
- Diddy intends to file a motion for a hearing and other remedies related to unauthorized and prejudicial leaks of grand jury information.