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[♪ dramatic tense music playing]
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[narrator] Sean "Diddy" Combs,
a music titan, a cultural icon,
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a criminal defendant.
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[reporter] Music mogul
Sean "Diddy" Combs
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goes on trial today.
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[narrator] Indicted
with multiple federal crimes,
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the worldwide mogul is
the sole person
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charged in this case
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and maintains his innocence.
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Every week, we take you
inside the trial,
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using actors
and court transcripts...
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[bailiff] Raise your right hand.
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[narrator] ...to chronicle
every crucial moment...
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- You promise to tell the truth.
- [narrator] ...word for word.
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Is the government
prepared to proceed?
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[narrator] Diddy on Trial:
As It Happened.
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[♪ music concludes]
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Thank you for joining us.
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{\an8}I'm your host, Sunny Hostin
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{\an8}and welcome to
Diddy on Trial: As It Happened.
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It's week seven in
the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs,
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where the prosecution wraps up
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their case
against the defendant,
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who has pleaded not guilty
and denies all charges
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of racketeering conspiracy,
sex trafficking,
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and transportation
to engage in prostitution.
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[♪ tense music playing]
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[Sunny] The government called
another personal assistant,
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26-year-old Brendan Paul.
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Paul testified to a rigorous
and demanding schedule.
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{\an8}Mr. Paul, can you describe
the work environment
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{\an8}when you were
Mr. Combs's assistant?
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- [♪ music concludes]
- I mean, it was intense.
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There was a lot to get done,
but we managed.
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How would you
describe the mission
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as Mr. Combs's
personal assistant?
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Just make sure
he's always happy.
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[prosecutor] And what happened
if Mr. Combs wasn't happy?
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I mean, we would just
do whatever we could
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to make sure that
that didn't happen.
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What, if anything, did Mr. Combs
say if you told him "no"?
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That he doesn't
take no for an answer.
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What was Mr. Combs's
expectation of his assistants?
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He used to say that he wants us
to move like SEAL Team Six.
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What was your understanding
of what he meant
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by moving like SEAL Team Six?
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Just being militant.
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Get things done
without him asking.
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Nothing taken by surprise.
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{\an8}Nobody fooled you about
how hard it was going to be
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{\an8}to work with such an iconic
person as Mr. Combs, right?
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No.
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[attorney]
And you welcomed that.
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- I did.
- Because you wanted to learn
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the business side
of music, true?
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[Brendan] Yes.
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The music side of music,
the actual songs, true?
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Yes.
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[attorney]
The production, right?
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Yep.
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You also were going
to be with a billionaire
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and see
what that lifestyle is like
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and how to react
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and how to attract
good people, right?
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Yes.
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And you're how old in 2022?
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Twenty three years old.
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And you're making
$75,000 a year.
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- True?
- Yes.
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And you are getting
unbelievable opportunities
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because of Sean Combs, right?
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Yes.
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[Sunny] Mr. Paul was testifying
under an immunity deal,
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and the prosecution worked
to try and tie
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his drug arrest in 2024
to the Combs empire.
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[♪ music fades]
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{\an8}What happened on March 25, 2024?
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{\an8}I was arrested
at the Opa-Locka Airport
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when we were
on our way to a family vacation.
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- Where is the Opa-Locka Airport?
- Miami, Florida.
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[prosecutor]
Why were you arrested?
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Possession of cocaine.
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Why were you
in possession of cocaine?
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It was in my Goyard,
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which was my bag
for personal assistant duties.
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Why was cocaine
in your Goyard bag?
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I was sweeping his room
early that morning
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and put it in my bag
to put it elsewhere
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and forgot about it
while I was packing.
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When you say "his room,"
whose room are you referring to?
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Mr. Combs.
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- Whose cocaine was it?
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[prosecutor] Mr. Paul,
you were arrested that day.
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I was.
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What is the status
of your criminal case?
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My charges have been dropped
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because I have
a really good lawyer.
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{\an8}Sean Combs didn't ask you
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{\an8}to bring these drugs
with you, right?
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{\an8}He did not.
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[attorney] He didn't even know
you had them on you.
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- Right?
- No.
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And KK didn't ask you to bring
these drugs with you, did she?
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No.
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[attorney]
It was a mistake, right?
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So, when you told the officers,
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"Everything in that bag
belongs to me,"
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you did not realize that
you had left this small amount
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of drugs, in the bag, right?
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That is correct.
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And then
when they pulled it out,
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you're like, "Oh my God,
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I forgot
I put it in there," right?
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Heart drop.
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That's it.
That's the whole case, right?
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Yes.
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[attorney]
And that case is dismissed.
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Correct.
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[Sunny]
Though Paul was described
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as a drug mule by the press,
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he denies that characterization.
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{\an8}Mr. Paul,
were you ever instructed
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{\an8}to obtain drugs for Mr. Combs?
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{\an8}I was.
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Who instructed you
to obtain drugs for Mr. Combs?
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He did himself
or other assistants.
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What types of drugs
did you buy for Mr. Combs?
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Marijuana, 2C,
cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy.
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Joining me this week,
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writer and cultural critic
Touré,
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and criminal
trial attorney Sara Azari.
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Thank you so much
for being here again.
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Now, we just heard
Brendan Paul testify.
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He was arrested on drug charges
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that were later dropped,
actually,
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uh, and he's been accused
of being this drug mule.
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The prosecution has charged
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as a predicate act
drug distribution.
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Does that make it
that testimony?
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{\an8}That's the significance, Sunny,
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{\an8}and the idea that typically,
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{\an8}when we think
of racketeering activity,
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we're thinking of
drug trafficking organizations.
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So this labeling by the press
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really fits in with
the prosecution's narrative.
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But at the end of the day,
he clarified that this was
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like a small amount
of cocaine left
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in the hotel room
that he picked up
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and forgot that it was
on him when he got arrested.
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- So I think that took...
- He forgot. [chuckles]
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That took
a little bit of the air
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out of the drug distribution.
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But if the jury
gets very technical,
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you know,
two drug distribution acts
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opens the door
to the racketeering.
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That's not technical.
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The prosecutor made it clear.
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{\an8}If I give a drug to--
one piece of drug...
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{\an8}The amount does not matter.
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The amount of times
does not matter.
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If I give it to you twice,
that's drug trafficking.
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But you know what could matter?
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The fact that Paul testifies,
very clearly,
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that Sean Combs
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- did not ask him...
- Correct.
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...to take the drugs
to the airport,
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did not ask him
to put the drugs in the bag.
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Sean Combs didn't even know.
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- Who did?
- He was cleaning...
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He said no one.
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Sean Combs didn't even
have knowledge
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that the drugs were on him.
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Brendan... There's a group
of people that he's working with
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and for,
for the benefit of Diddy.
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Though Combs has pleaded
not guilty to all charges
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and is the only one charged,
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prosecutors argue that
an inner circle of employees
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helped facilitate
the sex trafficking of women,
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among other crimes, for Combs.
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{\an8}What was your understanding
of KK's job responsibilities
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{\an8}as Mr. Combs's chief of staff?
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She basically
ran the enterprise,
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maintained all of the schedule,
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helped out with the family,
things of that nature.
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How often did Mr. Combs and KK
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communicate throughout the day?
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Like, all day, every day.
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[prosecutor]
How did they communicate?
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Texts, phone calls, in person.
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What, if any, access
did Ms. Khorram, or KK,
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have to Mr. Combs's
electronic devices?
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I believe... I mean,
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full access
to his business phone.
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Did you observe KK use
Mr. Combs's business phone?
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- I did.
- [prosecutor] In what way?
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[Brendan] Just responding
to all the texts he would get
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because it would be thousands
and thousands a day.
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I want to direct your attention
to the third line
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starting with Wednesday, 2/8.
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Could you please read that
from there until Friday, 2/10?
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"Finance meeting at house,
then no other work for the day.
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Jane arrives early
Wednesday morning
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and going to hotel.
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PD doing dinner
with Jane for her birthday,
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Brendan working on reservation.
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Be ready for a wild king night
at her hotel.
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Just finalizing hotel today."
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{\an8}You mentioned
on your direct examination,
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{\an8}I believe, that KK
ran the enterprise.
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Do you remember something
like that, you saying?
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Around there.
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Now, you're not saying
a criminal enterprise, are you?
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- Objection.
- That's overruled.
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No.
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You're saying
because the title of the company
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you got paid for
was Combs Enterprises, right?
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Yes.
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And you would not work
for a criminal, would you?
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- Objection.
- That's overruled.
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Absolutely not.
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And you didn't work
for a criminal
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as you sit here
today looking back, right?
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- Objection.
- [judge] Sustained.
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Am I right?
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- I didn't hear you, Your Honor.
- Sustained.
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You never thought that
the king night
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included anything
that was criminal, did you?
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Objection.
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Overruled.
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No.
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So now the prosecution
presents evidence
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that links
Combs's chief of staff,
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KK, or Kristina Khorram,
to many of his activities.
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Now, Brendan Paul testified
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that KK
basically ran this enterprise.
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She denies any involvement
in any criminal activity,
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but what do you think
this showed to the jury?
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That she's intimately involved
in all these things,
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{\an8}that when somebody needs to get
a tape back, she's part of it.
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{\an8}When somebody wants
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{\an8}to bribe somebody,
she's part of it.
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There seems to be times
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when she seems to think
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that this is not
the right thing to do,
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but she still helps
facilitate it.
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She knows
where all the bodies are buried.
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But Sara, you know,
what's interesting to me is
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you have
all of the other witnesses
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testifying under immunity deals.
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Where was KK?
Why did she not take the stand?
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{\an8}And that is gonna be
the million-dollar question
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{\an8}for the jury, and it's gonna
matter to the jury,
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{\an8}because remember that a big part
of the defense's argument
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in closing is that
the government was overreaching.
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"Look at how ridiculous
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these raids were
on Diddy's homes."
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They're mocking these raids.
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They're mocking
the whole prosecution
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and the overcharging
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of Sean Combs
because he's a celebrity.
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So when you take it
in that context,
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you go, "Wait a second,
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you're missing
the co-conspirator?"
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That's a big deal to the jury.
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Why couldn't she take immunity
and take the stand?
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After nearly seven weeks
of testimony and 34 witnesses,
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the government
finally rested its case
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against Sean "Diddy" Combs.
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Mr. Combs,
how are you feeling today?
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I'm doing great.
How are you, Your Honor?
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Good.
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I want to tell you thank you.
You're doing an excellent job.
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Okay, I appreciate that.
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In the last 48 hours,
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have you taken any drugs,
medicine,
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pills, or had any alcohol?
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- [Sean Combs] No, I have not.
- Is your mind clear today?
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[Sean Combs] Yes, sir.
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[judge] Do you understand
what is happening
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- here in the courtroom?
- Yes, sir.
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[judge] Do you understand
that as a defendant
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in a criminal case,
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you have the right
to testify on your own behalf
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- if you wish to testify?
- Yes, Your Honor.
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Have you discussed
with your lawyers
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whether you should
or should not
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- testify in this case?
- Yes, thoroughly.
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[judge] Have you had enough time
to talk with your lawyers
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and to think about whether
to testify and the advantages
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and disadvantages
of that decision?
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Yes, we have discussed it.
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[judge] Is it your decision
not to testify in this case?
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That is my decision, Your Honor.
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[♪ tense music plays, fades]
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Sean "Diddy" Combs
does not testify.
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Touré, how difficult
do you think
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it was for the defense
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to convince Sean "Diddy" Combs
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that he could not
charm this jury
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and that it wasn't
in his best interest to testify?
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{\an8}I'm sure that was
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{\an8}a spirited topic
of conversation.
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And I know the lawyers are like,
"Don't do it."
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But just knowing him
and knowing how he's a fighter
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and how he feels he can charm
anyone anywhere
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and how he wants to be
the captain of his own ship,
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I'm sure he was like,
"Let me get up there."
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"I can charm them."
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"I can make them--
I'm going to make you love me."
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So yeah, I think he thought
that he could do that.
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And clearly, you know,
he listened to his defense team,
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who was like, "No, no, you have
a seat. We'll take care of it."
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Yeah, and I think
that ship would sink
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real quick if he took the stand.
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Well, we know as lawyers,
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defendants rarely,
in a criminal case,
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- testify.
- Hardly ever testify
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unless they are
very sympathetic,
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which he's not... [chuckles]
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{\an8}...and that they could
humanize themselves,
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{\an8}and there's
some sort of evidence
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{\an8}that they need to introduce
that we can't get
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from anywhere else to argue.
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That's the only reason,
and I don't see that here.
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In fact, it's the opposite.
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So what about the civil lawsuits
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that are still pending
against Sean Combs?
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That old adage,
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"Anything you say can
and will be held against you
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in a court of law."
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Did that perhaps factor
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into the reason
why he didn't testify here?
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Yeah, I think so, Sunny.
I mean, that would be,
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like, you know,
the second factor.
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Because, I mean, Sean Combs
is fighting for his life here,
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and that's really the priority.
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But, of course,
he's got huge civil liability
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across the board,
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and anything he says here
could be used
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in those depositions
and in discovery.
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{\an8}- [♪ tense music playing]
- After more than six weeks
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{\an8}of emotional, often graphic
testimony about sex,
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drugs, and violence...
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Ms. Johnson, you may proceed.
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[Sunny] ...federal prosecutors
rested their case
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against Sean Combs.
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{\an8}[♪ music concludes]
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{\an8}Over the last several weeks,
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{\an8}you've learned a lot
about Sean Combs.
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He's the leader
of a criminal enterprise.
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You heard
all about how the defendant
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again and again forced,
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threatened, and manipulated
Cassie and Jane
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into having sex with escorts
for his own entertainment.
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Across all these crimes,
the same thing was true.
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The defendant used
power, violence,
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and fear to get what he wanted.
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Dozens of witnesses agreed.
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He doesn't take no
for an answer.
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The sex trafficking charge
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is about the multiple occasions
when the defendant made Cassie
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and Jane have sex
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when they didn't want to
by threatening them,
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drugging them, lying to them,
and being violent with them.
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[♪ pensive music plays, fades]
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Cassie takes off so fast,
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she doesn't even have time
to put her shoes on.
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He attacks her.
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He throws her to the ground.
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He kicks her repeatedly.
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She doesn't fight back.
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And then the defendant tries
to drag her back
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to the room
where Jules is waiting.
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He was using force
to cause Cassie to continue
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to engage in the freak-off.
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{\an8}She could have said anything
about the video.
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She could have said
sex trafficking is the issue.
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She could have said
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having coerced sex
with men is the issue.
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She could have said
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running away
from freak-offs is the issue.
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She was very precise
and very clear
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about what the issue was
for her.
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Her, who was there.
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The prosecutors weren't there.
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The issue for her,
who was there,
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domestic violence is the issue.
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00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:09,742
Her words to the world
in an Instagram post.
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And as they say,
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and as I ask you
to do as well, believe her.
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[♪ pensive music plays, fades]
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{\an8}The prosecutor kept saying,
as a refrain in her closing,
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{\an8}he wouldn't take no
for an answer.
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{\an8}And here is visual evidence
of a woman
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trying to run away from him,
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and he is physically
bringing her back
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to where he wants her to be.
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Now, Sara, the defense will
undoubtedly argue
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this was consensual.
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She agreed to participate
in these freak-offs.
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How damaging do you think
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that hotel surveillance video
will be?
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{\an8}That's the whole case, Sunny.
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{\an8}That's the worst piece
of evidence
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00:15:43,442 --> 00:15:47,196
{\an8}because the defense's arguing--
closing argument,
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that this was domestic violence
and we own it,
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but the problem is
it was domestic violence
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in the course of a freak-off.
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The idea that she wanted
to leave and she couldn't leave.
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So it really depends, you know,
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this jury looking at this
with the instruction that,
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"Hey, even if we find one
or two that are coerced
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and there was still,
historically, consent,
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00:16:06,883 --> 00:16:08,718
we could still find this
to be trafficking."
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They don't have to believe
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that all of the freak-offs
were coerced.
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Prosecutors allege that Combs
used an inner circle of staff
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to carry out a pattern
of criminal activity.
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{\an8}The defendant was
at the top of this enterprise.
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{\an8}Remember, it's his kingdom.
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Everyone was there to serve him.
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Now, defense counsel
suggested to you
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in the opening statements that
there was no criminal enterprise
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because no one testified
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that they were
part of a criminal enterprise.
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But members of the jury,
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use your common sense
and look at the evidence.
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They facilitated
the defendant sex trafficking
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Cassie and Jane.
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They assisted the defendant
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00:16:49,926 --> 00:16:52,511
obtaining labor by force
and threats.
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00:16:53,304 --> 00:16:55,014
They helped the defendant
arrange travel
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00:16:55,097 --> 00:16:57,433
for the defendant's girlfriends
and male escorts
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00:16:57,516 --> 00:17:00,311
for the purpose
of commercial sex.
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00:17:00,811 --> 00:17:04,523
And they helped the defendant
cover up his crimes.
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00:17:05,399 --> 00:17:08,736
And what the evidence shows
is that over and over,
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the defendant
and his inner circle
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agreed to commit crimes
together.
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00:17:13,241 --> 00:17:16,077
That's what
a racketeering conspiracy is.
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00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:19,872
{\an8}What did the government
say his businesses are?
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{\an8}A racketeering enterprise?
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00:17:22,083 --> 00:17:23,417
Are you kidding me?
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00:17:24,293 --> 00:17:25,670
Are you kidding me?
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00:17:25,753 --> 00:17:29,799
You heard-- did any witness get
on that witness stand and say,
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00:17:29,882 --> 00:17:33,803
"Yes, I was part
of a racketeering enterprise,"
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00:17:33,886 --> 00:17:37,640
"I engaged in racketeering
as part of an enterprise"?
449
00:17:38,474 --> 00:17:41,185
You didn't hear that
from the evidence.
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00:17:41,852 --> 00:17:43,854
You didn't hear that
from a witness.
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00:17:43,938 --> 00:17:47,692
You heard that
from the prosecutors alone.
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00:17:47,775 --> 00:17:49,652
The witnesses are testifying
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there's personal use drugs
around,
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00:17:52,154 --> 00:17:54,407
but was he using his enterprise?
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Is this really a part
of a racketeering conspiracy,
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where he's using his enterprise
to sell drugs, move drugs,
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have drugs, possess drugs,
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00:18:03,583 --> 00:18:06,419
possess with intent
to distribute drugs?
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00:18:06,502 --> 00:18:09,839
I submit to you
the answer is no.
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So let's talk about
the racketeering charge.
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The prosecutors are now alleging
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that Combs
and this "inner circle"
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that we hear about often,
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KK, D-Roc,
they have not been charged.
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They helped
facilitate sex trafficking,
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that they helped
cover up Combs's crimes,
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that they arranged travel.
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Do you think
that the prosecutors did enough
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to prove that Sean Combs
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was the head
of this criminal enterprise
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and his inner circle
helped him commit crimes?
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- I mean, yes. It's quite clear.
- Oh, come on.
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There's years of sex trafficking
that could not happen
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without this operation
that allows him to set this up
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and control these women.
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00:18:47,335 --> 00:18:49,545
This has happened to Cassie,
this happened to Jane.
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He could not pull this off
without all these assistants.
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[♪ tense music playing]
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Combs is also charged with
transportation for prostitution,
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- a charge he denies.
- [♪ music fades]
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{\an8}To engage in freak-offs
or hotel nights,
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{\an8}we know now
the defendant paid escorts.
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00:19:05,645 --> 00:19:08,064
You heard both
Cassie and Jane testify
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00:19:08,147 --> 00:19:10,483
that after every freak-off
or hotel night,
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the escorts were paid
with the defendant's money,
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usually thousands of dollars.
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00:19:16,364 --> 00:19:17,740
On top of that,
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the defendant caused interstate
and international travel
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for the freak-offs
and the hotel nights.
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The defendant himself
often arranged
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00:19:27,583 --> 00:19:29,585
and paid for travel
for these escorts.
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{\an8}Let's talk about
Cowboys 4 Angels
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Cowboys 4 Angels.
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00:19:36,967 --> 00:19:39,053
There's documents and evidence.
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00:19:39,136 --> 00:19:41,097
It's been around for a while.
496
00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:42,556
It's around today.
497
00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:46,143
And if anybody wanted to order
a cowboy tonight,
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00:19:46,227 --> 00:19:49,397
operators will take
your call, okay?
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00:19:49,939 --> 00:19:52,858
They are open for business.
They are doing fine.
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00:19:53,442 --> 00:19:56,195
They don't seem
to be going anywhere, okay?
501
00:19:56,821 --> 00:19:59,657
Why is he supposed to know
more than them?
502
00:19:59,740 --> 00:20:04,495
Why is-- If they're in business
and they are sending escorts,
503
00:20:04,995 --> 00:20:07,456
do a lot of the escorts
have sex?
504
00:20:07,957 --> 00:20:09,959
I think so. I don't know.
505
00:20:10,584 --> 00:20:13,546
I wouldn't know. I think so.
506
00:20:13,629 --> 00:20:16,382
But if it's that
you're paying for time,
507
00:20:16,465 --> 00:20:19,510
and if the two adults meet
because you're paying for time
508
00:20:19,593 --> 00:20:21,387
and they choose to have sex,
509
00:20:21,470 --> 00:20:23,222
it looks like
that's not illegal,
510
00:20:23,305 --> 00:20:25,599
because there are
all these companies
511
00:20:25,683 --> 00:20:27,351
around the world doing this,
512
00:20:27,435 --> 00:20:30,354
and Cowboys 4 Angels
is one of them.
513
00:20:30,438 --> 00:20:31,981
How is he supposed to be
514
00:20:32,064 --> 00:20:34,358
the only one
in the room knowing,
515
00:20:34,442 --> 00:20:37,987
"Oh my goodness,
this is prostitution?"
516
00:20:39,655 --> 00:20:41,574
Now let's talk
about transportation
517
00:20:41,657 --> 00:20:43,159
to engage in prostitution.
518
00:20:43,242 --> 00:20:45,786
The Mann Act
specifically makes it illegal
519
00:20:45,870 --> 00:20:48,497
to transport people
across state lines
520
00:20:48,581 --> 00:20:50,374
for the purposes
of prostitution.
521
00:20:50,458 --> 00:20:52,334
Is a violation of the Mann Act
522
00:20:52,418 --> 00:20:54,962
just a slam dunk here
for the prosecution?
523
00:20:55,045 --> 00:20:57,256
All the elements are met
beyond a reasonable doubt.
524
00:20:57,339 --> 00:20:59,049
There's receipts,
there are Amex records,
525
00:20:59,133 --> 00:21:01,677
there are flight receipts.
They had their favorite,
526
00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:03,387
like that dude that was
in Atlanta, right?
527
00:21:03,471 --> 00:21:05,055
That they were flying in
all the time.
528
00:21:05,139 --> 00:21:06,432
They met their burden on that.
529
00:21:06,515 --> 00:21:10,019
We got Diddy texting directly
with the sex workers,
530
00:21:10,102 --> 00:21:11,604
"Hey, what's your full name
531
00:21:11,687 --> 00:21:13,647
so I can get it
for the flight records?"
532
00:21:13,731 --> 00:21:15,858
"Here's my Bad Boy Amex."
533
00:21:15,941 --> 00:21:17,526
Like, I mean,
this is a math problem.
534
00:21:17,610 --> 00:21:20,905
But there's also the possibility
with a really unlikable,
535
00:21:20,988 --> 00:21:22,490
unsympathetic defendant
536
00:21:22,573 --> 00:21:23,949
that's done
some really bad things
537
00:21:24,033 --> 00:21:26,076
and never been prosecuted
for it,
538
00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:29,371
there's this-- there's this
desire to get him on something.
539
00:21:29,455 --> 00:21:32,833
And so having that charge
in the mix allows the jury
540
00:21:32,917 --> 00:21:35,419
to find him guilty
of the Mann Act violation
541
00:21:35,503 --> 00:21:36,587
but not the other stuff.
542
00:21:37,254 --> 00:21:40,841
{\an8}All of this evidence
paints a clear picture
543
00:21:40,925 --> 00:21:44,261
of how the defendant
committed crime after crime
544
00:21:44,345 --> 00:21:46,013
for two decades.
545
00:21:47,097 --> 00:21:50,100
How he didn't take no
for an answer.
546
00:21:51,811 --> 00:21:54,355
The evidence showed you
how he and his inner circle
547
00:21:54,438 --> 00:21:56,106
helped him carry out
these crimes
548
00:21:56,190 --> 00:21:58,859
and how far they would go
to cover them up.
549
00:21:59,944 --> 00:22:04,740
That evidence proves to you
that the defendant is guilty
550
00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:06,742
beyond a reasonable doubt.
551
00:22:08,244 --> 00:22:09,787
Up until today,
552
00:22:09,870 --> 00:22:12,540
the defendant was able
to get away with these crimes
553
00:22:12,623 --> 00:22:16,460
because of his money,
his power, his influence.
554
00:22:16,544 --> 00:22:18,420
That stops now.
555
00:22:19,380 --> 00:22:22,091
It's time
to hold him accountable.
556
00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:24,301
It's time for justice.
557
00:22:24,385 --> 00:22:27,638
It's time to find
the defendant guilty.
558
00:22:28,556 --> 00:22:31,141
{\an8}The trial of the evidence
is a lifestyle.
559
00:22:31,851 --> 00:22:33,435
You want to call it swingers?
560
00:22:33,936 --> 00:22:35,813
You want to call it threesomes.
561
00:22:35,896 --> 00:22:39,275
Whatever you want to call it,
that's what it is.
562
00:22:39,984 --> 00:22:42,194
That's what the evidence shows.
563
00:22:42,278 --> 00:22:46,240
That is not what the prosecutors
are saying to you.
564
00:22:46,907 --> 00:22:48,868
The prosecutors have charged
565
00:22:48,951 --> 00:22:51,287
one of the most serious,
complicated,
566
00:22:51,370 --> 00:22:54,248
comprehensive statutes
on the books.
567
00:22:54,790 --> 00:22:59,044
So anyone who's telling you,
"Yeah, Cassie, she's a victim."
568
00:22:59,128 --> 00:23:01,422
"Cassie, she's naive."
569
00:23:01,964 --> 00:23:05,301
"Cassie, she couldn't see
what was coming."
570
00:23:05,384 --> 00:23:07,011
Let's look at the facts.
571
00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:09,930
That's why he loved her.
572
00:23:10,723 --> 00:23:12,933
That's why he loved her.
573
00:23:13,809 --> 00:23:15,269
Cassie's no joke.
574
00:23:15,895 --> 00:23:18,272
And that's why he loved her.
575
00:23:19,398 --> 00:23:20,691
She matched him.
576
00:23:21,775 --> 00:23:23,235
She was like him.
577
00:23:24,695 --> 00:23:27,156
He was at a certain level.
578
00:23:28,657 --> 00:23:32,119
Cassie was at a certain level.
579
00:23:33,829 --> 00:23:35,456
They were in love
with each other.
580
00:23:36,290 --> 00:23:38,083
[scoffs] And in my opinion...
581
00:23:39,335 --> 00:23:40,711
It's one of...
582
00:23:40,794 --> 00:23:44,924
it's kind of
a great modern love story.
583
00:23:45,007 --> 00:23:47,843
It takes a lot of courage
to acquit.
584
00:23:48,802 --> 00:23:50,220
And I'm asking you...
585
00:23:51,764 --> 00:23:53,766
to acquit Sean Combs...
586
00:23:55,476 --> 00:23:58,687
of all the counts
in this indictment.
587
00:23:58,771 --> 00:24:00,022
He is not a racketeer.
588
00:24:00,105 --> 00:24:02,816
He is not a conspirator
to commit racketeering.
589
00:24:02,900 --> 00:24:04,526
He is none of these things.
590
00:24:04,610 --> 00:24:06,904
He is innocent.
591
00:24:07,696 --> 00:24:10,449
He sits there, innocent.
592
00:24:11,742 --> 00:24:14,078
Return him to his family...
593
00:24:16,455 --> 00:24:17,957
who have been waiting for him.
594
00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:19,708
[♪ pensive music playing]
595
00:24:19,792 --> 00:24:21,377
[Sunny] So let's wrap this up.
596
00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:24,380
In closing arguments,
the defense flat out denied
597
00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:26,382
that this case
was about sex trafficking,
598
00:24:26,465 --> 00:24:27,466
about racketeering,
599
00:24:27,549 --> 00:24:29,593
or transportation
to engage in prostitution.
600
00:24:29,677 --> 00:24:31,011
They did own
the domestic violence,
601
00:24:31,095 --> 00:24:35,808
but they say that
this is a modern love story.
602
00:24:35,891 --> 00:24:40,104
They say this is about
a sexual, polyamorous lifestyle.
603
00:24:40,187 --> 00:24:44,024
And they say that this case is
about jealousy and infidelity.
604
00:24:44,817 --> 00:24:47,987
Sara, did the prosecution
prove this case
605
00:24:48,070 --> 00:24:49,488
beyond a reasonable doubt?
606
00:24:49,571 --> 00:24:52,783
Transportation for prostitution,
absolutely guilty.
607
00:24:52,866 --> 00:24:54,660
Sex trafficking of Jane,
not guilty.
608
00:24:54,743 --> 00:24:57,871
Sex trafficking of Cassie
is a toss-up.
609
00:24:57,955 --> 00:24:59,456
I think it might be a hung jury.
610
00:24:59,540 --> 00:25:01,166
- Mm-hmm.
- And, um,
611
00:25:01,250 --> 00:25:02,751
racketeering, not guilty.
612
00:25:03,669 --> 00:25:05,045
Uh, clearly,
613
00:25:05,129 --> 00:25:07,631
slam dunk on transportation
for prostitution.
614
00:25:07,715 --> 00:25:11,010
Clearly, Jane's story
is very complicated.
615
00:25:11,093 --> 00:25:13,637
They probably
can't decide that, not guilty.
616
00:25:14,221 --> 00:25:15,556
I have been seeing
617
00:25:15,639 --> 00:25:18,142
sex trafficking with Cassie
since day one.
618
00:25:18,225 --> 00:25:19,685
And I keep arguing, like--
619
00:25:19,768 --> 00:25:22,187
my smart lawyer friends
are like, "No, I don't see it."
620
00:25:22,271 --> 00:25:24,481
But I see it, and I listened
to the prosecution.
621
00:25:24,565 --> 00:25:27,651
She is controlled
in at least five different ways.
622
00:25:27,735 --> 00:25:29,236
- Mm-hmm.
- Um...
623
00:25:29,319 --> 00:25:31,071
- What about racketeering?
- Racketeering...
624
00:25:31,155 --> 00:25:33,323
I see it.
I listen to the closing.
625
00:25:33,407 --> 00:25:36,243
I hear the argument. I'm like,
"That makes perfect sense."
626
00:25:36,326 --> 00:25:37,911
Let me ask you this, Touré.
627
00:25:37,995 --> 00:25:42,374
Let's say Diddy is found
not guilty on all counts.
628
00:25:42,458 --> 00:25:44,585
What does his future look like?
629
00:25:45,127 --> 00:25:47,671
Your image and reputation
are still destroyed.
630
00:25:47,755 --> 00:25:50,382
We all saw you beat the crap
out of that woman.
631
00:25:50,466 --> 00:25:51,967
So you are persona non grata.
632
00:25:52,051 --> 00:25:54,762
You cannot return
to the entertainment industry
633
00:25:54,845 --> 00:25:56,972
and being sexy Puff anymore.
That's over.
634
00:25:57,056 --> 00:25:58,515
Sara.
635
00:25:58,599 --> 00:26:01,977
What if Diddy is found guilty
of any of the counts?
636
00:26:02,061 --> 00:26:03,562
If it's the count
we all agree on,
637
00:26:03,645 --> 00:26:05,647
which is the transportation
for prostitution,
638
00:26:05,731 --> 00:26:08,150
the maximum is 10 years.
There's no minimum.
639
00:26:08,233 --> 00:26:10,277
And then racketeering
is 20 years to life.
640
00:26:10,360 --> 00:26:12,029
- That's right.
- So his life could be over.
641
00:26:12,112 --> 00:26:15,616
And by the way,
the 400 million-dollar estate
642
00:26:15,699 --> 00:26:18,410
that he-- is his net worth,
all of it could be gone
643
00:26:18,494 --> 00:26:20,621
if he's found guilty
of racketeering.
644
00:26:20,704 --> 00:26:23,874
This week, the jury of eight men
and four women,
645
00:26:23,957 --> 00:26:28,003
ages 30 to 74,
will begin deliberating the fate
646
00:26:28,087 --> 00:26:30,089
of the global superstar.
647
00:26:30,172 --> 00:26:31,882
If convicted on all counts,
648
00:26:31,965 --> 00:26:35,135
===Sean "Diddy" Combs
faces life in prison.
649
00:26:35,219 --> 00:26:36,553
But even if acquitted,
650
00:26:36,637 --> 00:26:39,723
his reputation
is forever tarnished.
651
00:26:40,265 --> 00:26:42,768
[♪ tense music playing]
652
00:26:44,770 --> 00:26:48,690
[♪ pensive music playing]
653
00:26:59,868 --> 00:27:02,579
[♪ music fades]