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Judge to gag Diddy lawyers and feds after courtroom argument about 'racist prosecution'

Producer and singer Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing sex-trafficking charges in Manhattan.Willy Sanjuan/Invision/APA judge said he'd impose a gag order on the lawyers in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking case.The judge also set a May 5 trial date, though additional charges may be pending.The feds said they're still struggling to crack the encryption on some of Diddy's electronics.The judge overseeing Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal sex-trafficking case said he plans to impose a gag order on its lawyers after a heated courtroom argument over a defense attorney's remarks that the prosecution is "racist."At a Thursday hearing in Manhattan federal court, US District Judge Arun Subramanian told the attorneys he would consider a gag in response to Combs' lawyer Marc Agnifilo's complaints that government agents had leaked details of their investigation to the press.Assistant US Attorney Emily Johnson initially argued against imposing a gag order, saying that prosecutors had not leaked any information.

 

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