Diddy
I Want Young Thug’s Lawyer Defending Me!!!
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Diddy is seeking to beef up his authorized protection group … with an legal professional well-known for defending Young Thug in courtroom.
According to new authorized docs, obtained by TMZ, Georgia legal professional Brian Steel needs to be admitted to apply regulation within the Southern District of New York so he can assist defend Diddy at trial.
Brian’s identified for repping Young Thug within the rapper’s YSL RICO case.
Diddy focusing on Brian to affix his rising authorized group is attention-grabbing … as we first reported, our sources instructed us Diddy’s camp was looking for a Black feminine legal professional to affix his present trial group of Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos.
Instead, it seems Brian emerged because the candidate.
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Our sources additionally say high-powered legal professional Mark Geragos will assume a big position in Diddy’s case … whereas Marc and Teny will proceed to be lead counsel.
Diddy’s protection group has been performing some shuffling lately … legal professional Anthony Ricco jumped ship again in February.
Brian, seeking to be a part of the fold, comes nearly on the eleventh hour. Jury choice in Diddy’s federal trial is scheduled for May 5, with opening statements coming one week later … although Marc and Teny have requested the decide to push the beginning no less than 2 weeks.