Lil Durk Says Federal Prosecutors Blew Up His Case Weeks Earlier than Trial

Lil Durk says the feds pulled a quick one … claiming prosecutors fully modified their case in opposition to him simply weeks earlier than trial … and now he needs the decide to both break aside the case into separate chunks or throw the entire thing out.

In keeping with new authorized docs, obtained by TMZ, Durk says his attorneys have spent 19 months on the brink of struggle the murder-for-hire case tied to the 2022 killing of rapper Quando Rondo‘s cousin in Los Angeles … just for prosecutors to name an audible.

Durk’s attorneys Drew Findling and Brian Metal say prosecutors have instantly piled on a bunch of latest allegations and fees — together with drug trafficking, theft, and an outdated Atlanta taking pictures — turning the case into one thing totally totally different.

Durk’s workforce says the federal government even introduced again proof a couple of January 2022 Chicago killing they’d beforehand taken off the desk … after months of telling the court docket they weren’t planning to make use of it. His attorneys argue that is compelled them to start out getting ready for a completely new case simply weeks earlier than trial.

Consequently, Durk needs the decide to separate the brand new fees away from the unique murder-for-hire case so the August trial can transfer ahead. If that does not occur, he says the delays have dragged on so lengthy that the entire indictment needs to be thrown out as a violation of his proper to a speedy trial.

As TMZ reported, Durk was arrested in Florida in October 2024 after prosecutors accused him of orchestrating a revenge hit on Quando following fellow Chicago rapper King Von‘s loss of life. Investigators allege the meant goal survived, however Quando’s cousin, Saviay’a Robinson, was killed within the taking pictures.