Prosecution Seeks Removal of Juror in Diddy trial

The prosecution in Diddy's human trafficking trial wants to remove one of the Black jurors...

From Eonline

The prosecution is raising its concerns.

As day 21 of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ [human] tracking trial began, assistant U.S. attorney Maurene Comey shared June 11 that her team is seeking to remove one of the 12 members of the jury, according to NBC News reporters in the courtroom.

“We were very reluctant to put in this letter,” she told Judge Arun Subramanian before the jury entered the New York City courtroom. “It appeared to be a lack of candor with the court that raises serious issues with us.”

The lead prosecutor added, “We did not want to do this. We were compelled to do that.”

Defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro—who said that Juror No. 6 is among the panel’s Black members—asked for one or two days to “respond in writing” and “go over case law.”

The conversation comes after concerns about the juror were first brought forward yesterday by the prosecution in a sealed conversation with the judge. However, in the partial transcript obtained by NBC News, Shapiro said the defense opposed removing the juror and wanted the “opportunity to be heard” before any decisions were made.

Judge Subramanian said today that he will “reserve on handling logistics” about the juror—who also stayed the full duration of day 20—until a decision is made.