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Dramatic home surveillance video from one of Sean "Diddy" Combs' mansions shows federal investigators in tactical gear rushing into the luxe manor and escorting his sons out as they served one of two search warrants on the mogul's properties last week. Misa Hylton, Combs' ex and the mother of two of his children, shared an edited video showing a portion of the raid <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5RST1NOg3Z/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">on her Instagram</a> Tuesday and revealed her sons had retained the high-powered lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman, who previously represented figures who included cartel lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and John Gotti Jr."Did Justin need several laser beams from firearms pointed at his chest?? Did Christian need a gun pointed at the back of his head while he was handcuffed??" she wrote.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/sean-diddy-combs-probe-record-label-fires-back-after-male-music-producer-accuses-mogul-sex-assault" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS PROBE: RECORD LABEL FIRES BACK AFTER MALE MUSIC PRODUCER ACCUSES MOGUL OF SEX ASSAULT</a><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/el-chapo-lawyer-defends-disgraced-doctor-against-manslaughter-charge-gas-assisted-suicide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lichtman would</a> be investigating the use of force in the raid, she said."The over zealous and overtly militarized force used against my sons Justin and Christian is deplorable," Hylton wrote. "If these were the sons of a non-Black celebrity, they would not have been handled with the same aggression."The edited video shows armored vehicles carrying officers in tactical gear arriving at the home and entering the compound. One officer can be seen knocking a surveillance camera off of its mount. Others swarm inside, detaining individuals, two of whom Hylton identified as the sons she shares with Combs, Justin and Christian.Derrick Parker, a former member of the NYPD's rap intelligence unit, said allegations in recent civil suits referenced gun possession and narcotics, prompting federal agents to take protective measures when raiding Combs' properties."Once they had information that there were probably weapons in the house, and the drugs, that had to be careful," he told Fox News on Friday. "They mounted a SWAT team to go in and take care of that safely."Hylton did not immediately respond to a request for comment."My son's Attorney Jeffrey Lichtman is investigating the excessive use of force which was unnecessary and certainly not required by this search warrant," Hylton added.Combs' team declined to comment on the Instagram post.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-accused-male-music-producer-sexual-assault" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS ACCUSED BY MALE MUSIC PRODUCER OF SEXUAL ASSAULT</a>The raid came as part of a federal sex-trafficking probe into Combs, who has denied similar allegations in a series of recent lawsuits.Lichtman did not immediately return calls or emails seeking comment.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/sean-diddy-combs-cant-settle-feds-sex-trafficking-probe-former-fbi-agent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS CAN'T ‘SETTLE’ WITH FEDS AMID SEX TRAFFICKING PROBE: FORMER FBI AGENT</a>But he "liked" Hylton's post of the video and in a post of his own, he confirmed that he would be representing at least one of Combs' sons and called the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">search warrants</a> "over the top." At time of publication, it had been viewed almost 600,000 times."The government rarely fights fair when they have a major target in its sights, and they certainly haven’t played fair in Diddy’s case thus far," he wrote.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rapper-sean-diddy-combs-homes-raided-homeland-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RAPPER SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS' HOMES RAIDED BY HOMELAND SECURITY</a>Combs' ex-girlfriend, Casandra Ventura, better known as the R&amp;B singer Cassie, sued him in November, alleging rape and other abuse.They <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-settles-lawsuit-one-day-after-ex-girlfriend-cassies-allegations-years-rape" target="_blank" rel="noopener">settled a day later</a> without the billionaire Combs admitting wrongdoing.However, since then, at least four other accusers filed lawsuits against the billionaire, including three women and a male music producer, Lil Rod, whose real name is Rodney Jones.Despite the federal investigation, Combs has not been charged with a crime and denied all accusations of wrongdoing. He has characterized the accusations as an attempt at collecting cash."Lil Rod (Rodney Jones) is nothing more than a liar who filed a $30 million lawsuit shamelessly looking for an undeserved payday," Combs' lawyer, Shawn Holley, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-lawsuit-names-50-cents-ex-girlfriend-one-music-moguls-alleged-sex-workers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously told</a> Fox News Digital. "His reckless name-dropping about events that are pure fiction and simply did not happen is nothing more than a transparent attempt to garner headlines."Homeland Security investigations did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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content: 'Dramatic home surveillance video from one of Sean "Diddy" Combs'' mansions
 shows federal investigators in tactical gear rushing into the luxe manor and escorting
 his sons out as they served one of two search warrants on the mogul''s properties
 last week. Misa Hylton, Combs'' ex and the mother of two of his children,
 shared an edited video showing a portion of the raid <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5RST1NOg3Z/"
 target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">on her Instagram</a> Tuesday and revealed
 her sons had retained the high-powered lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman, who previously represented
 figures who included cartel lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and John Gotti Jr."Did
 Justin need several laser beams from firearms pointed at his chest?? Did Christian
 need a gun pointed at the back of his head while he was handcuffed??" she wrote.<a
 href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/sean-diddy-combs-probe-record-label-fires-back-after-male-music-producer-accuses-mogul-sex-assault"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEAN ''DIDDY'' COMBS PROBE: RECORD LABEL
 FIRES BACK AFTER MALE MUSIC PRODUCER ACCUSES MOGUL OF SEX ASSAULT</a><a
 href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/el-chapo-lawyer-defends-disgraced-doctor-against-manslaughter-charge-gas-assisted-suicide"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lichtman would</a> be investigating the use of force
 in the raid, she said."The over zealous and overtly militarized force used
 against my sons Justin and Christian is deplorable," Hylton wrote. "If these were
 the sons of a non-Black celebrity, they would not have been handled with the same
 aggression."The edited video shows armored vehicles carrying officers in
 tactical gear arriving at the home and entering the compound. One officer can be
 seen knocking a surveillance camera off of its mount. Others swarm inside, detaining
 individuals, two of whom Hylton identified as the sons she shares with Combs, Justin
 and Christian.Derrick Parker, a former member of the NYPD''s rap intelligence
 unit, said allegations in recent civil suits referenced gun possession and narcotics,
 prompting federal agents to take protective measures when raiding Combs'' properties."Once
 they had information that there were probably weapons in the house, and the drugs,
 that had to be careful," he told Fox News on Friday. "They mounted a SWAT team to
 go in and take care of that safely."Hylton did not immediately respond to
 a request for comment."My son''s Attorney Jeffrey Lichtman is investigating
 the excessive use of force which was unnecessary and certainly not required by this
 search warrant," Hylton added.Combs'' team declined to comment on the Instagram
 post.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-accused-male-music-producer-sexual-assault"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS ACCUSED BY MALE MUSIC
 PRODUCER OF SEXUAL ASSAULT</a>The raid came as part of a federal
 sex-trafficking probe into Combs, who has denied similar allegations in a series
 of recent lawsuits.Lichtman did not immediately return calls or emails seeking
 comment.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/sean-diddy-combs-cant-settle-feds-sex-trafficking-probe-former-fbi-agent"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS CAN''T ‘SETTLE’ WITH
 FEDS AMID SEX TRAFFICKING PROBE: FORMER FBI AGENT</a>But he
 "liked" Hylton''s post of the video and in a post of his own, he confirmed that
 he would be representing at least one of Combs'' sons and called the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">search warrants</a> "over the top." At time of publication,
 it had been viewed almost 600,000 times."The government rarely fights fair
 when they have a major target in its sights, and they certainly haven’t played fair
 in Diddy’s case thus far," he wrote.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rapper-sean-diddy-combs-homes-raided-homeland-security"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">RAPPER SEAN ''DIDDY'' COMBS'' HOMES RAIDED
 BY HOMELAND SECURITY</a>Combs'' ex-girlfriend, Casandra Ventura,
 better known as the R&amp;B singer Cassie, sued him in November, alleging rape and
 other abuse.They <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-settles-lawsuit-one-day-after-ex-girlfriend-cassies-allegations-years-rape"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">settled a day later</a> without the billionaire
 Combs admitting wrongdoing.However, since then, at least four other accusers
 filed lawsuits against the billionaire, including three women and a male music producer,
 Lil Rod, whose real name is Rodney Jones.Despite the federal investigation,
 Combs has not been charged with a crime and denied all accusations of wrongdoing. He
 has characterized the accusations as an attempt at collecting cash."Lil Rod
 (Rodney Jones) is nothing more than a liar who filed a $30 million lawsuit shamelessly
 looking for an undeserved payday," Combs'' lawyer, Shawn Holley, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-lawsuit-names-50-cents-ex-girlfriend-one-music-moguls-alleged-sex-workers"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously told</a> Fox News Digital. "His
 reckless name-dropping about events that are pure fiction and simply did not happen
 is nothing more than a transparent attempt to garner headlines."Homeland
 Security investigations did not immediately respond to requests for comment.'
summary: The federal raid on one of Diddy&apos;s mansions was revealed on home security
 footage, and an ex reveals Diddy&apos;s sons have hired a former El Chapo lawyer
 to probe feds&apos; use of force.
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