Diddy‘s accusing the prosecutors in his case of making an attempt to eliminate a Black juror … and, he says he needs a mistrial if the decide goes by with the dismissal.

The rapper’s authorized workforce filed a letter to Decide Arun Subramanian Sunday night … claiming that — whereas the Court docket may consider the prosecution’s questions on a juror’s inconsistent solutions throughout voir dire are honest — the federal government is simply discovering pretense to dismiss a juror due to their race.

Diddy’s workforce says by placing the dismissal try into the context of the overarching proceedings, it is simple to see that they are making an attempt “to make the most of a possibility to strike yet one more black male from the jury.”

The juror’s inconsistent solutions about their residency throughout voir dire, Diddy’s workforce says, would not essentially imply they are not match to serve on an a jury … and, they cite Decide Subramanian’s personal phrases from Friday when he mentioned “the subject material of what was being addressed is up to now afield from the juror’s efficiency.”

Nevertheless, Diddy’s workforce provides, the decide modified his thoughts by the afternoon … signaling his intent to dismiss the juror with out additional inquiry — and, Diddy’s aspect feels there is no justification for it.

By dismissing a juror of shade, Diddy argues, the folks of shade shall be much less more likely to serve on a jury sooner or later.

Diddy’s aspect additionally lays out a collection of alleged abuses by the federal government throughout their investigation into him … claiming legislation enforcement used extreme power throughout the raids on his properties and investigators steadily leaked “false and prejudicial” info to the general public.

His demand is evident … Diddy says that if the Court docket insists on dismissing this one specific juror, then he believes he deserves a mistrial.

That is the third time Diddy has requested for a mistrial on this case … and, lots of the arguments right here have been made by his legal professional, Xavier Donaldson, in court docket on Friday. In keeping with a number of stories, 4 of the jurors are white, eight are usually not. The Day by day Mail stories 5 of the jurors are Black.