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“It is not a matter of any man being above the law or any disrespect to the jury process.”

They acknowledged in the court filing that prosecutors, after being informed of the attorneys’ intention to file the leak allegations, responded that the Department of Homeland Security “did not have possession of the videotape prior to CNN’s” making it public and that the CNN video “was not obtained through grand jury process.”

Combs’ lawyers acknowledged in the court filing that prosecutors, after being informed of the attorneys’ intention to file the leak allegations, responded that the Department of Homeland Security “did not have possession of the videotape prior to CNN’s” making it public and that the CNN video “was not obtained through grand jury process.”

In a Friday evening decision, Judge Sommer denied the request, dismissing the arguments that the grand jury process was prejudiced against the actor.

Blumenfeld appeared concerned about protecting the secrecy of the grand jury process and said he would rule later on the issue.