1 00:00:35,077 --> 00:00:39,873 Sean "Diddy" Combs, a music titan, a cultural icon, 2 00:00:40,749 --> 00:00:42,209 a criminal defendant. 3 00:00:42,292 --> 00:00:43,877 Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs 4 00:00:43,961 --> 00:00:44,962 goes on trial today. 5 00:00:45,045 --> 00:00:46,797 Indicted with multiple federal crimes, 6 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:48,799 the worldwide mogul is the sole person 7 00:00:48,882 --> 00:00:50,175 charged in this case 8 00:00:50,259 --> 00:00:52,135 and maintains his innocence. 9 00:00:52,219 --> 00:00:54,763 Every week, we take you inside the trial, 10 00:00:54,846 --> 00:00:56,765 using actors and court transcripts... 11 00:00:56,848 --> 00:00:57,891 Raise your right hand. 12 00:00:57,975 --> 00:00:59,935 ...to chronicle every crucial moment... 13 00:01:00,018 --> 00:01:01,853 - You promise to tell the truth. - ...word for word. 14 00:01:01,937 --> 00:01:03,438 Is the government prepared to proceed? 15 00:01:03,522 --> 00:01:05,649 Diddy on Trial: As It Happened. 16 00:01:11,238 --> 00:01:12,906 Thank you for joining us. 17 00:01:12,990 --> 00:01:14,616 {\an8}I'm your host, Sunny Hostin 18 00:01:14,700 --> 00:01:17,035 {\an8}and welcome to Diddy on Trial: As It Happened. 19 00:01:17,119 --> 00:01:19,997 It's week seven in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, 20 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:21,957 where the prosecution wraps up 21 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,293 their case against the defendant, 22 00:01:24,376 --> 00:01:26,670 who has pleaded not guilty and denies all charges 23 00:01:26,753 --> 00:01:29,381 of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, 24 00:01:29,464 --> 00:01:31,758 and transportation to engage in prostitution. 25 00:01:32,926 --> 00:01:35,345 The government called another personal assistant, 26 00:01:35,429 --> 00:01:37,764 26-year-old Brendan Paul. 27 00:01:37,848 --> 00:01:41,226 Paul testified to a rigorous and demanding schedule. 28 00:01:42,060 --> 00:01:44,938 {\an8}Mr. Paul, can you describe the work environment 29 00:01:45,022 --> 00:01:46,606 {\an8}when you were Mr. Combs's assistant? 30 00:01:46,690 --> 00:01:49,109 I mean, it was intense. 31 00:01:49,192 --> 00:01:51,570 There was a lot to get done, but we managed. 32 00:01:51,653 --> 00:01:53,196 How would you describe the mission 33 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,282 as Mr. Combs's personal assistant? 34 00:01:55,365 --> 00:01:56,992 Just make sure he's always happy. 35 00:01:57,075 --> 00:01:59,619 And what happened if Mr. Combs wasn't happy? 36 00:01:59,703 --> 00:02:01,997 I mean, we would just do whatever we could 37 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,291 to make sure that that didn't happen. 38 00:02:04,374 --> 00:02:08,128 What, if anything, did Mr. Combs say if you told him "no"? 39 00:02:08,211 --> 00:02:10,464 That he doesn't take no for an answer. 40 00:02:10,547 --> 00:02:13,300 What was Mr. Combs's expectation of his assistants? 41 00:02:14,217 --> 00:02:17,095 He used to say that he wants us to move like SEAL Team Six. 42 00:02:17,179 --> 00:02:18,972 What was your understanding of what he meant 43 00:02:19,056 --> 00:02:21,099 by moving like SEAL Team Six? 44 00:02:21,850 --> 00:02:23,685 Just being militant. 45 00:02:23,769 --> 00:02:25,646 Get things done without him asking. 46 00:02:25,729 --> 00:02:27,272 Nothing taken by surprise. 47 00:02:28,523 --> 00:02:30,859 {\an8}Nobody fooled you about how hard it was going to be 48 00:02:30,942 --> 00:02:33,570 {\an8}to work with such an iconic person as Mr. Combs, right? 49 00:02:33,654 --> 00:02:34,655 No. 50 00:02:34,738 --> 00:02:35,739 And you welcomed that. 51 00:02:35,822 --> 00:02:37,532 - I did. - Because you wanted to learn 52 00:02:37,616 --> 00:02:38,992 the business side of music, true? 53 00:02:39,076 --> 00:02:40,077 Yes. 54 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,329 The music side of music, the actual songs, true? 55 00:02:42,412 --> 00:02:43,413 Yes. 56 00:02:43,497 --> 00:02:44,539 The production, right? 57 00:02:44,623 --> 00:02:45,624 Yep. 58 00:02:45,707 --> 00:02:47,876 You also were going to be with a billionaire 59 00:02:47,959 --> 00:02:49,878 and see what that lifestyle is like 60 00:02:49,961 --> 00:02:51,046 and how to react 61 00:02:51,129 --> 00:02:53,298 and how to attract good people, right? 62 00:02:53,382 --> 00:02:54,383 Yes. 63 00:02:54,466 --> 00:02:56,635 And you're how old in 2022? 64 00:02:56,718 --> 00:02:58,095 Twenty three years old. 65 00:02:58,178 --> 00:03:00,472 And you're making $75,000 a year. 66 00:03:00,555 --> 00:03:01,807 - True? - Yes. 67 00:03:01,890 --> 00:03:03,975 And you are getting unbelievable opportunities 68 00:03:04,059 --> 00:03:05,852 because of Sean Combs, right? 69 00:03:06,561 --> 00:03:07,562 Yes. 70 00:03:08,855 --> 00:03:11,900 Mr. Paul was testifying under an immunity deal, 71 00:03:11,983 --> 00:03:14,194 and the prosecution worked to try and tie 72 00:03:14,277 --> 00:03:17,698 his drug arrest in 2024 to the Combs empire. 73 00:03:18,949 --> 00:03:21,284 {\an8}What happened on March 25, 2024? 74 00:03:21,368 --> 00:03:23,578 {\an8}I was arrested at the Opa-Locka Airport 75 00:03:23,662 --> 00:03:25,664 when we were on our way to a family vacation. 76 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:28,667 - Where is the Opa-Locka Airport? - Miami, Florida. 77 00:03:28,750 --> 00:03:30,752 Why were you arrested? 78 00:03:30,836 --> 00:03:32,045 Possession of cocaine. 79 00:03:32,796 --> 00:03:34,881 Why were you in possession of cocaine? 80 00:03:34,965 --> 00:03:36,133 It was in my Goyard, 81 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:38,677 which was my bag for personal assistant duties. 82 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,263 Why was cocaine in your Goyard bag? 83 00:03:41,346 --> 00:03:43,223 I was sweeping his room early that morning 84 00:03:43,306 --> 00:03:45,100 and put it in my bag to put it elsewhere 85 00:03:45,183 --> 00:03:47,227 and forgot about it while I was packing. 86 00:03:47,310 --> 00:03:50,188 When you say "his room," whose room are you referring to? 87 00:03:50,272 --> 00:03:51,940 Mr. Combs. 88 00:03:52,023 --> 00:03:54,860 - Whose cocaine was it? - Mr. Combs. 89 00:03:54,943 --> 00:03:56,862 Mr. Paul, you were arrested that day. 90 00:03:56,945 --> 00:03:57,946 I was. 91 00:03:58,029 --> 00:04:00,240 What is the status of your criminal case? 92 00:04:00,323 --> 00:04:01,575 My charges have been dropped 93 00:04:01,658 --> 00:04:03,368 because I have a really good lawyer. 94 00:04:04,202 --> 00:04:05,537 {\an8}Sean Combs didn't ask you 95 00:04:05,620 --> 00:04:07,205 {\an8}to bring these drugs with you, right? 96 00:04:07,289 --> 00:04:08,290 {\an8}He did not. 97 00:04:08,373 --> 00:04:10,000 He didn't even know you had them on you. 98 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:11,209 - Right? - No. 99 00:04:11,293 --> 00:04:13,712 And KK didn't ask you to bring these drugs with you, did she? 100 00:04:13,795 --> 00:04:14,796 No. 101 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:15,881 It was a mistake, right? 102 00:04:15,964 --> 00:04:16,965 Yes. 103 00:04:17,048 --> 00:04:18,175 So, when you told the officers, 104 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:20,093 "Everything in that bag belongs to me," 105 00:04:20,177 --> 00:04:22,804 you did not realize that you had left this small amount 106 00:04:22,888 --> 00:04:24,639 of drugs, in the bag, right? 107 00:04:24,723 --> 00:04:25,807 That is correct. 108 00:04:25,891 --> 00:04:27,142 And then when they pulled it out, 109 00:04:27,225 --> 00:04:28,310 you're like, "Oh my God, 110 00:04:28,393 --> 00:04:29,728 I forgot I put it in there," right? 111 00:04:29,811 --> 00:04:30,812 Heart drop. 112 00:04:30,896 --> 00:04:32,481 That's it. That's the whole case, right? 113 00:04:32,564 --> 00:04:33,607 Yes. 114 00:04:33,690 --> 00:04:35,233 And that case is dismissed. 115 00:04:35,776 --> 00:04:36,902 Correct. 116 00:04:37,861 --> 00:04:39,321 Though Paul was described 117 00:04:39,404 --> 00:04:40,989 as a drug mule by the press, 118 00:04:41,072 --> 00:04:42,866 he denies that characterization. 119 00:04:44,159 --> 00:04:45,702 {\an8}Mr. Paul, were you ever instructed 120 00:04:45,786 --> 00:04:47,329 {\an8}to obtain drugs for Mr. Combs? 121 00:04:47,412 --> 00:04:48,413 {\an8}I was. 122 00:04:48,497 --> 00:04:50,916 Who instructed you to obtain drugs for Mr. Combs? 123 00:04:50,999 --> 00:04:52,876 He did himself or other assistants. 124 00:04:53,376 --> 00:04:55,754 What types of drugs did you buy for Mr. Combs? 125 00:04:56,671 --> 00:05:01,134 Marijuana, 2C, cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy. 126 00:05:02,844 --> 00:05:04,095 Joining me this week, 127 00:05:04,179 --> 00:05:06,181 writer and cultural critic Touré, 128 00:05:06,264 --> 00:05:09,309 and criminal trial attorney Sara Azari. 129 00:05:09,392 --> 00:05:11,520 Thank you so much for being here again. 130 00:05:11,603 --> 00:05:15,065 Now, we just heard Brendan Paul testify. 131 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:16,608 He was arrested on drug charges 132 00:05:16,691 --> 00:05:18,443 that were later dropped, actually, 133 00:05:18,527 --> 00:05:21,279 uh, and he's been accused of being this drug mule. 134 00:05:21,363 --> 00:05:23,698 The prosecution has charged 135 00:05:23,782 --> 00:05:26,034 as a predicate act drug distribution. 136 00:05:26,618 --> 00:05:28,245 Does that make it that testimony? 137 00:05:28,995 --> 00:05:30,831 {\an8}That's the significance, Sunny, 138 00:05:30,914 --> 00:05:32,165 {\an8}and the idea that typically, 139 00:05:32,249 --> 00:05:33,917 {\an8}when we think of racketeering activity, 140 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,045 we're thinking of drug trafficking organizations. 141 00:05:37,128 --> 00:05:38,630 So this labeling by the press 142 00:05:38,713 --> 00:05:40,799 really fits in with the prosecution's narrative. 143 00:05:40,882 --> 00:05:43,510 But at the end of the day, he clarified that this was 144 00:05:43,593 --> 00:05:45,303 like a small amount of cocaine left 145 00:05:45,387 --> 00:05:47,347 in the hotel room that he picked up 146 00:05:47,430 --> 00:05:50,392 and forgot that it was on him when he got arrested. 147 00:05:50,475 --> 00:05:52,310 - So I think that took... - He forgot. 148 00:05:52,394 --> 00:05:53,854 That took a little bit of the air 149 00:05:53,937 --> 00:05:55,188 out of the drug distribution. 150 00:05:55,272 --> 00:05:57,691 But if the jury gets very technical, 151 00:05:57,774 --> 00:05:59,734 you know, two drug distribution acts 152 00:05:59,818 --> 00:06:01,570 opens the door to the racketeering. 153 00:06:01,653 --> 00:06:02,946 That's not technical. 154 00:06:03,029 --> 00:06:04,364 The prosecutor made it clear. 155 00:06:04,447 --> 00:06:07,325 {\an8}If I give a drug to-- one piece of drug... 156 00:06:07,409 --> 00:06:09,286 {\an8}The amount does not matter. 157 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:10,495 The amount of times does not matter. 158 00:06:10,579 --> 00:06:12,831 If I give it to you twice, that's drug trafficking. 159 00:06:12,914 --> 00:06:14,124 But you know what could matter? 160 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:17,377 The fact that Paul testifies, very clearly, 161 00:06:17,460 --> 00:06:18,628 that Sean Combs 162 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:20,380 - did not ask him... - Correct. 163 00:06:20,463 --> 00:06:21,882 ...to take the drugs to the airport, 164 00:06:21,965 --> 00:06:23,717 did not ask him to put the drugs in the bag. 165 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,302 Sean Combs didn't even know. 166 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:26,636 - Who did? - He was cleaning... 167 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:27,721 He said no one. 168 00:06:27,804 --> 00:06:29,639 Sean Combs didn't even have knowledge 169 00:06:29,723 --> 00:06:30,932 that the drugs were on him. 170 00:06:31,016 --> 00:06:33,727 Brendan... There's a group of people that he's working with 171 00:06:33,810 --> 00:06:35,812 and for, for the benefit of Diddy. 172 00:06:39,566 --> 00:06:41,943 Though Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges 173 00:06:42,027 --> 00:06:44,029 and is the only one charged, 174 00:06:44,112 --> 00:06:46,990 prosecutors argue that an inner circle of employees 175 00:06:47,073 --> 00:06:49,576 helped facilitate the sex trafficking of women, 176 00:06:49,659 --> 00:06:52,203 among other crimes, for Combs. 177 00:06:54,372 --> 00:06:57,167 {\an8}What was your understanding of KK's job responsibilities 178 00:06:57,250 --> 00:06:58,752 {\an8}as Mr. Combs's chief of staff? 179 00:06:59,669 --> 00:07:01,254 She basically ran the enterprise, 180 00:07:01,338 --> 00:07:02,964 maintained all of the schedule, 181 00:07:03,048 --> 00:07:05,967 helped out with the family, things of that nature. 182 00:07:06,051 --> 00:07:08,595 How often did Mr. Combs and KK 183 00:07:08,678 --> 00:07:10,263 communicate throughout the day? 184 00:07:10,347 --> 00:07:12,557 Like, all day, every day. 185 00:07:12,641 --> 00:07:13,850 How did they communicate? 186 00:07:13,933 --> 00:07:16,353 Texts, phone calls, in person. 187 00:07:17,145 --> 00:07:20,357 What, if any, access did Ms. Khorram, or KK, 188 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,276 have to Mr. Combs's electronic devices? 189 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,070 I believe... I mean, 190 00:07:25,153 --> 00:07:27,238 full access to his business phone. 191 00:07:27,322 --> 00:07:30,450 Did you observe KK use Mr. Combs's business phone? 192 00:07:30,533 --> 00:07:31,910 - I did. - In what way? 193 00:07:31,993 --> 00:07:34,371 Just responding to all the texts he would get 194 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:36,956 because it would be thousands and thousands a day. 195 00:07:38,416 --> 00:07:41,753 I want to direct your attention to the third line 196 00:07:41,836 --> 00:07:44,089 starting with Wednesday, 2/8. 197 00:07:44,589 --> 00:07:48,009 Could you please read that from there until Friday, 2/10? 198 00:07:48,093 --> 00:07:51,596 "Finance meeting at house, then no other work for the day. 199 00:07:52,180 --> 00:07:53,932 Jane arrives early Wednesday morning 200 00:07:54,015 --> 00:07:55,183 and going to hotel. 201 00:07:55,892 --> 00:07:58,019 PD doing dinner with Jane for her birthday, 202 00:07:58,103 --> 00:08:00,021 Brendan working on reservation. 203 00:08:00,105 --> 00:08:02,816 Be ready for a wild king night at her hotel. 204 00:08:02,899 --> 00:08:04,609 Just finalizing hotel today." 205 00:08:04,693 --> 00:08:07,654 {\an8}You mentioned on your direct examination, 206 00:08:07,737 --> 00:08:10,156 {\an8}I believe, that KK ran the enterprise. 207 00:08:10,865 --> 00:08:13,034 Do you remember something like that, you saying? 208 00:08:13,118 --> 00:08:14,119 Around there. 209 00:08:14,202 --> 00:08:16,538 Now, you're not saying a criminal enterprise, are you? 210 00:08:16,621 --> 00:08:18,373 - Objection. - That's overruled. 211 00:08:18,957 --> 00:08:19,999 No. 212 00:08:20,083 --> 00:08:22,043 You're saying because the title of the company 213 00:08:22,127 --> 00:08:24,838 you got paid for was Combs Enterprises, right? 214 00:08:24,921 --> 00:08:26,089 Yes. 215 00:08:26,172 --> 00:08:28,049 And you would not work for a criminal, would you? 216 00:08:28,133 --> 00:08:30,135 - Objection. - That's overruled. 217 00:08:30,802 --> 00:08:31,886 Absolutely not. 218 00:08:31,970 --> 00:08:33,471 And you didn't work for a criminal 219 00:08:33,555 --> 00:08:35,724 as you sit here today looking back, right? 220 00:08:35,807 --> 00:08:37,392 - Objection. - Sustained. 221 00:08:37,475 --> 00:08:38,476 Am I right? 222 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:40,895 - I didn't hear you, Your Honor. - Sustained. 223 00:08:40,979 --> 00:08:42,522 You never thought that the king night 224 00:08:42,605 --> 00:08:44,482 included anything that was criminal, did you? 225 00:08:44,566 --> 00:08:45,900 Objection. 226 00:08:45,984 --> 00:08:47,110 Overruled. 227 00:08:47,902 --> 00:08:48,987 No. 228 00:08:50,780 --> 00:08:53,074 So now the prosecution presents evidence 229 00:08:53,158 --> 00:08:55,285 that links Combs's chief of staff, 230 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:59,205 KK, or Kristina Khorram, to many of his activities. 231 00:08:59,289 --> 00:09:01,374 Now, Brendan Paul testified 232 00:09:01,458 --> 00:09:04,335 that KK basically ran this enterprise. 233 00:09:04,419 --> 00:09:07,464 She denies any involvement in any criminal activity, 234 00:09:07,547 --> 00:09:11,718 but what do you think this showed to the jury? 235 00:09:11,801 --> 00:09:15,430 That she's intimately involved in all these things, 236 00:09:15,513 --> 00:09:18,767 {\an8}that when somebody needs to get a tape back, she's part of it. 237 00:09:18,850 --> 00:09:20,018 {\an8}When somebody wants 238 00:09:20,101 --> 00:09:22,062 {\an8}to bribe somebody, she's part of it. 239 00:09:22,145 --> 00:09:23,313 There seems to be times 240 00:09:23,396 --> 00:09:25,398 when she seems to think 241 00:09:25,482 --> 00:09:27,233 that this is not the right thing to do, 242 00:09:27,317 --> 00:09:29,486 but she still helps facilitate it. 243 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:32,363 She knows where all the bodies are buried. 244 00:09:32,447 --> 00:09:34,657 But Sara, you know, what's interesting to me is 245 00:09:34,741 --> 00:09:36,576 you have all of the other witnesses 246 00:09:36,659 --> 00:09:39,037 testifying under immunity deals. 247 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,040 Where was KK? Why did she not take the stand? 248 00:09:42,123 --> 00:09:44,417 {\an8}And that is gonna be the million-dollar question 249 00:09:44,501 --> 00:09:46,377 {\an8}for the jury, and it's gonna matter to the jury, 250 00:09:46,461 --> 00:09:49,714 {\an8}because remember that a big part of the defense's argument 251 00:09:49,798 --> 00:09:52,592 in closing is that the government was overreaching. 252 00:09:52,675 --> 00:09:53,718 "Look at how ridiculous 253 00:09:53,802 --> 00:09:55,762 these raids were on Diddy's homes." 254 00:09:55,845 --> 00:09:57,013 They're mocking these raids. 255 00:09:57,097 --> 00:09:58,848 They're mocking the whole prosecution 256 00:09:58,932 --> 00:09:59,974 and the overcharging 257 00:10:00,058 --> 00:10:02,352 of Sean Combs because he's a celebrity. 258 00:10:02,435 --> 00:10:04,145 So when you take it in that context, 259 00:10:04,229 --> 00:10:05,480 you go, "Wait a second, 260 00:10:05,563 --> 00:10:07,982 you're missing the co-conspirator?" 261 00:10:08,066 --> 00:10:09,734 That's a big deal to the jury. 262 00:10:09,818 --> 00:10:12,529 Why couldn't she take immunity and take the stand? 263 00:10:14,239 --> 00:10:18,743 After nearly seven weeks of testimony and 34 witnesses, 264 00:10:18,827 --> 00:10:21,412 the government finally rested its case 265 00:10:21,496 --> 00:10:23,581 against Sean "Diddy" Combs. 266 00:10:26,793 --> 00:10:29,337 Mr. Combs, how are you feeling today? 267 00:10:29,420 --> 00:10:31,256 I'm doing great. How are you, Your Honor? 268 00:10:31,339 --> 00:10:32,340 Good. 269 00:10:32,423 --> 00:10:35,426 I want to tell you thank you. You're doing an excellent job. 270 00:10:35,510 --> 00:10:36,761 Okay, I appreciate that. 271 00:10:37,345 --> 00:10:39,097 In the last 48 hours, 272 00:10:39,180 --> 00:10:40,974 have you taken any drugs, medicine, 273 00:10:41,057 --> 00:10:42,475 pills, or had any alcohol? 274 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:45,270 - No, I have not. - Is your mind clear today? 275 00:10:45,353 --> 00:10:46,354 Yes, sir. 276 00:10:46,437 --> 00:10:47,647 Do you understand what is happening 277 00:10:47,730 --> 00:10:49,357 - here in the courtroom? - Yes, sir. 278 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:50,900 Do you understand that as a defendant 279 00:10:50,984 --> 00:10:52,193 in a criminal case, 280 00:10:52,277 --> 00:10:54,112 you have the right to testify on your own behalf 281 00:10:54,195 --> 00:10:56,447 - if you wish to testify? - Yes, Your Honor. 282 00:10:56,531 --> 00:10:58,616 Have you discussed with your lawyers 283 00:10:58,700 --> 00:11:00,034 whether you should or should not 284 00:11:00,118 --> 00:11:02,495 - testify in this case? - Yes, thoroughly. 285 00:11:02,579 --> 00:11:05,373 Have you had enough time to talk with your lawyers 286 00:11:05,456 --> 00:11:08,585 and to think about whether to testify and the advantages 287 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:10,587 and disadvantages of that decision? 288 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:12,172 Yes, we have discussed it. 289 00:11:12,714 --> 00:11:15,383 Is it your decision not to testify in this case? 290 00:11:15,466 --> 00:11:17,093 That is my decision, Your Honor. 291 00:11:19,929 --> 00:11:22,473 Sean "Diddy" Combs does not testify. 292 00:11:22,557 --> 00:11:25,226 Touré, how difficult do you think 293 00:11:25,310 --> 00:11:27,061 it was for the defense 294 00:11:27,145 --> 00:11:29,689 to convince Sean "Diddy" Combs 295 00:11:29,772 --> 00:11:31,107 that he could not charm this jury 296 00:11:31,191 --> 00:11:33,568 and that it wasn't in his best interest to testify? 297 00:11:33,651 --> 00:11:35,111 {\an8}I'm sure that was 298 00:11:35,195 --> 00:11:37,572 {\an8}a spirited topic of conversation. 299 00:11:37,655 --> 00:11:40,158 And I know the lawyers are like, "Don't do it." 300 00:11:40,241 --> 00:11:42,577 But just knowing him and knowing how he's a fighter 301 00:11:42,660 --> 00:11:45,580 and how he feels he can charm anyone anywhere 302 00:11:45,663 --> 00:11:49,000 and how he wants to be the captain of his own ship, 303 00:11:49,083 --> 00:11:51,419 I'm sure he was like, "Let me get up there." 304 00:11:51,502 --> 00:11:52,503 "I can charm them." 305 00:11:52,587 --> 00:11:54,797 "I can make them-- I'm going to make you love me." 306 00:11:54,881 --> 00:11:57,634 So yeah, I think he thought that he could do that. 307 00:11:57,717 --> 00:12:00,595 And clearly, you know, he listened to his defense team, 308 00:12:00,678 --> 00:12:02,805 who was like, "No, no, you have a seat. We'll take care of it." 309 00:12:02,889 --> 00:12:04,390 Yeah, and I think that ship would sink 310 00:12:04,474 --> 00:12:05,934 real quick if he took the stand. 311 00:12:06,017 --> 00:12:07,185 Well, we know as lawyers, 312 00:12:07,268 --> 00:12:08,937 defendants rarely, in a criminal case, 313 00:12:09,020 --> 00:12:10,688 - testify. - Hardly ever testify 314 00:12:10,772 --> 00:12:13,191 unless they are very sympathetic, 315 00:12:13,274 --> 00:12:14,567 which he's not... 316 00:12:14,651 --> 00:12:16,569 {\an8}...and that they could humanize themselves, 317 00:12:16,653 --> 00:12:18,112 {\an8}and there's some sort of evidence 318 00:12:18,196 --> 00:12:20,240 {\an8}that they need to introduce that we can't get 319 00:12:20,323 --> 00:12:21,616 from anywhere else to argue. 320 00:12:21,699 --> 00:12:23,493 That's the only reason, and I don't see that here. 321 00:12:23,576 --> 00:12:24,744 In fact, it's the opposite. 322 00:12:24,827 --> 00:12:26,913 So what about the civil lawsuits 323 00:12:26,996 --> 00:12:29,249 that are still pending against Sean Combs? 324 00:12:29,332 --> 00:12:30,458 That old adage, 325 00:12:30,541 --> 00:12:33,044 "Anything you say can and will be held against you 326 00:12:33,127 --> 00:12:34,170 in a court of law." 327 00:12:34,254 --> 00:12:35,797 Did that perhaps factor 328 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,757 into the reason why he didn't testify here? 329 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:39,425 Yeah, I think so, Sunny. I mean, that would be, 330 00:12:39,509 --> 00:12:41,928 like, you know, the second factor. 331 00:12:42,011 --> 00:12:44,389 Because, I mean, Sean Combs is fighting for his life here, 332 00:12:44,472 --> 00:12:46,015 and that's really the priority. 333 00:12:46,099 --> 00:12:49,102 But, of course, he's got huge civil liability 334 00:12:49,185 --> 00:12:50,270 across the board, 335 00:12:50,353 --> 00:12:52,230 and anything he says here could be used 336 00:12:52,313 --> 00:12:54,565 in those depositions and in discovery. 337 00:12:56,317 --> 00:12:58,361 {\an8}After more than six weeks 338 00:12:58,444 --> 00:13:01,489 {\an8}of emotional, often graphic testimony about sex, 339 00:13:01,572 --> 00:13:02,824 drugs, and violence... 340 00:13:02,907 --> 00:13:03,950 Ms. Johnson, you may proceed. 341 00:13:04,033 --> 00:13:06,369 ...federal prosecutors rested their case 342 00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:07,996 against Sean Combs. 343 00:13:09,914 --> 00:13:11,207 {\an8}Over the last several weeks, 344 00:13:11,291 --> 00:13:13,418 {\an8}you've learned a lot about Sean Combs. 345 00:13:13,501 --> 00:13:15,795 He's the leader of a criminal enterprise. 346 00:13:15,878 --> 00:13:18,131 You heard all about how the defendant 347 00:13:18,214 --> 00:13:20,049 again and again forced, 348 00:13:20,550 --> 00:13:23,761 threatened, and manipulated Cassie and Jane 349 00:13:23,845 --> 00:13:26,597 into having sex with escorts for his own entertainment. 350 00:13:26,681 --> 00:13:30,560 Across all these crimes, the same thing was true. 351 00:13:31,519 --> 00:13:34,772 The defendant used power, violence, 352 00:13:34,856 --> 00:13:37,483 and fear to get what he wanted. 353 00:13:38,484 --> 00:13:39,986 Dozens of witnesses agreed. 354 00:13:40,903 --> 00:13:43,823 He doesn't take no for an answer. 355 00:13:44,615 --> 00:13:46,200 The sex trafficking charge 356 00:13:46,284 --> 00:13:49,454 is about the multiple occasions when the defendant made Cassie 357 00:13:49,537 --> 00:13:50,663 and Jane have sex 358 00:13:50,747 --> 00:13:53,332 when they didn't want to by threatening them, 359 00:13:53,416 --> 00:13:57,336 drugging them, lying to them, and being violent with them. 360 00:13:59,964 --> 00:14:01,174 Cassie takes off so fast, 361 00:14:01,257 --> 00:14:03,718 she doesn't even have time to put her shoes on. 362 00:14:04,343 --> 00:14:05,428 He attacks her. 363 00:14:06,262 --> 00:14:07,847 He throws her to the ground. 364 00:14:08,389 --> 00:14:10,433 He kicks her repeatedly. 365 00:14:10,516 --> 00:14:11,851 She doesn't fight back. 366 00:14:12,935 --> 00:14:17,398 And then the defendant tries to drag her back 367 00:14:17,482 --> 00:14:19,650 to the room where Jules is waiting. 368 00:14:19,734 --> 00:14:23,571 He was using force to cause Cassie to continue 369 00:14:23,654 --> 00:14:25,698 to engage in the freak-off. 370 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:30,369 {\an8}She could have said anything about the video. 371 00:14:30,912 --> 00:14:33,998 She could have said sex trafficking is the issue. 372 00:14:34,082 --> 00:14:35,249 She could have said 373 00:14:35,333 --> 00:14:38,461 having coerced sex with men is the issue. 374 00:14:38,961 --> 00:14:40,129 She could have said 375 00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:43,132 running away from freak-offs is the issue. 376 00:14:43,716 --> 00:14:47,095 She was very precise and very clear 377 00:14:47,678 --> 00:14:49,847 about what the issue was for her. 378 00:14:49,931 --> 00:14:52,308 Her, who was there. 379 00:14:52,892 --> 00:14:55,603 The prosecutors weren't there. 380 00:14:57,605 --> 00:15:01,109 The issue for her, who was there, 381 00:15:01,192 --> 00:15:03,820 domestic violence is the issue. 382 00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:09,742 Her words to the world in an Instagram post. 383 00:15:09,826 --> 00:15:11,160 And as they say, 384 00:15:11,244 --> 00:15:13,871 and as I ask you to do as well, believe her. 385 00:15:15,206 --> 00:15:18,709 {\an8}The prosecutor kept saying, as a refrain in her closing, 386 00:15:18,793 --> 00:15:20,461 {\an8}he wouldn't take no for an answer. 387 00:15:20,545 --> 00:15:22,797 {\an8}And here is visual evidence of a woman 388 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:24,590 trying to run away from him, 389 00:15:24,674 --> 00:15:26,759 and he is physically bringing her back 390 00:15:26,843 --> 00:15:28,302 to where he wants her to be. 391 00:15:28,386 --> 00:15:31,806 Now, Sara, the defense will undoubtedly argue 392 00:15:31,889 --> 00:15:33,141 this was consensual. 393 00:15:33,224 --> 00:15:36,227 She agreed to participate in these freak-offs. 394 00:15:36,853 --> 00:15:38,187 How damaging do you think 395 00:15:38,271 --> 00:15:40,481 that hotel surveillance video will be? 396 00:15:40,565 --> 00:15:41,816 {\an8}That's the whole case, Sunny. 397 00:15:41,899 --> 00:15:43,359 {\an8}That's the worst piece of evidence 398 00:15:43,442 --> 00:15:47,196 {\an8}because the defense's arguing-- closing argument, 399 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,867 that this was domestic violence and we own it, 400 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:53,119 but the problem is it was domestic violence 401 00:15:53,202 --> 00:15:55,121 in the course of a freak-off. 402 00:15:55,204 --> 00:15:57,707 The idea that she wanted to leave and she couldn't leave. 403 00:15:57,790 --> 00:15:59,667 So it really depends, you know, 404 00:15:59,750 --> 00:16:02,295 this jury looking at this with the instruction that, 405 00:16:02,378 --> 00:16:04,714 "Hey, even if we find one or two that are coerced 406 00:16:04,797 --> 00:16:06,799 and there was still, historically, consent, 407 00:16:06,883 --> 00:16:08,718 we could still find this to be trafficking." 408 00:16:08,801 --> 00:16:10,011 They don't have to believe 409 00:16:10,094 --> 00:16:12,221 that all of the freak-offs were coerced. 410 00:16:12,305 --> 00:16:16,559 Prosecutors allege that Combs used an inner circle of staff 411 00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:19,020 to carry out a pattern of criminal activity. 412 00:16:20,271 --> 00:16:23,316 {\an8}The defendant was at the top of this enterprise. 413 00:16:23,399 --> 00:16:25,359 {\an8}Remember, it's his kingdom. 414 00:16:25,902 --> 00:16:28,279 Everyone was there to serve him. 415 00:16:28,362 --> 00:16:30,907 Now, defense counsel suggested to you 416 00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:33,659 in the opening statements that there was no criminal enterprise 417 00:16:33,743 --> 00:16:35,036 because no one testified 418 00:16:35,119 --> 00:16:37,705 that they were part of a criminal enterprise. 419 00:16:37,788 --> 00:16:39,290 But members of the jury, 420 00:16:39,957 --> 00:16:42,793 use your common sense and look at the evidence. 421 00:16:43,544 --> 00:16:47,006 They facilitated the defendant sex trafficking 422 00:16:47,089 --> 00:16:48,299 Cassie and Jane. 423 00:16:48,382 --> 00:16:49,842 They assisted the defendant 424 00:16:49,926 --> 00:16:52,511 obtaining labor by force and threats. 425 00:16:53,304 --> 00:16:55,014 They helped the defendant arrange travel 426 00:16:55,097 --> 00:16:57,433 for the defendant's girlfriends and male escorts 427 00:16:57,516 --> 00:17:00,311 for the purpose of commercial sex. 428 00:17:00,811 --> 00:17:04,523 And they helped the defendant cover up his crimes. 429 00:17:05,399 --> 00:17:08,736 And what the evidence shows is that over and over, 430 00:17:08,819 --> 00:17:11,072 the defendant and his inner circle 431 00:17:11,155 --> 00:17:13,157 agreed to commit crimes together. 432 00:17:13,241 --> 00:17:16,077 That's what a racketeering conspiracy is. 433 00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:19,872 {\an8}What did the government say his businesses are? 434 00:17:19,956 --> 00:17:21,540 {\an8}A racketeering enterprise? 435 00:17:22,083 --> 00:17:23,417 Are you kidding me? 436 00:17:24,293 --> 00:17:25,670 Are you kidding me? 437 00:17:25,753 --> 00:17:29,799 You heard-- did any witness get on that witness stand and say, 438 00:17:29,882 --> 00:17:33,803 "Yes, I was part of a racketeering enterprise," 439 00:17:33,886 --> 00:17:37,640 "I engaged in racketeering as part of an enterprise"? 440 00:17:38,474 --> 00:17:41,185 You didn't hear that from the evidence. 441 00:17:41,852 --> 00:17:43,854 You didn't hear that from a witness. 442 00:17:43,938 --> 00:17:47,692 You heard that from the prosecutors alone. 443 00:17:47,775 --> 00:17:49,652 The witnesses are testifying 444 00:17:49,735 --> 00:17:52,071 there's personal use drugs around, 445 00:17:52,154 --> 00:17:54,407 but was he using his enterprise? 446 00:17:54,949 --> 00:17:58,077 Is this really a part of a racketeering conspiracy, 447 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,497 where he's using his enterprise to sell drugs, move drugs, 448 00:18:01,581 --> 00:18:03,499 have drugs, possess drugs, 449 00:18:03,583 --> 00:18:06,419 possess with intent to distribute drugs? 450 00:18:06,502 --> 00:18:09,839 I submit to you the answer is no. 451 00:18:10,506 --> 00:18:12,883 So let's talk about the racketeering charge. 452 00:18:12,967 --> 00:18:14,802 The prosecutors are now alleging 453 00:18:14,885 --> 00:18:17,096 that Combs and this "inner circle" 454 00:18:17,179 --> 00:18:18,681 that we hear about often, 455 00:18:18,764 --> 00:18:21,392 KK, D-Roc, they have not been charged. 456 00:18:21,475 --> 00:18:23,352 They helped facilitate sex trafficking, 457 00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:25,271 that they helped cover up Combs's crimes, 458 00:18:25,354 --> 00:18:26,355 that they arranged travel. 459 00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:28,941 Do you think that the prosecutors did enough 460 00:18:29,025 --> 00:18:31,152 to prove that Sean Combs 461 00:18:31,235 --> 00:18:33,321 was the head of this criminal enterprise 462 00:18:33,404 --> 00:18:36,282 and his inner circle helped him commit crimes? 463 00:18:36,365 --> 00:18:38,784 - I mean, yes. It's quite clear. - Oh, come on. 464 00:18:38,868 --> 00:18:41,954 There's years of sex trafficking that could not happen 465 00:18:42,038 --> 00:18:45,750 without this operation that allows him to set this up 466 00:18:45,833 --> 00:18:47,251 and control these women. 467 00:18:47,335 --> 00:18:49,545 This has happened to Cassie, this happened to Jane. 468 00:18:49,629 --> 00:18:52,715 He could not pull this off without all these assistants. 469 00:18:53,883 --> 00:18:57,470 Combs is also charged with transportation for prostitution, 470 00:18:57,553 --> 00:18:59,180 a charge he denies. 471 00:18:59,972 --> 00:19:02,725 {\an8}To engage in freak-offs or hotel nights, 472 00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:05,019 {\an8}we know now the defendant paid escorts. 473 00:19:05,645 --> 00:19:08,064 You heard both Cassie and Jane testify 474 00:19:08,147 --> 00:19:10,483 that after every freak-off or hotel night, 475 00:19:10,566 --> 00:19:13,569 the escorts were paid with the defendant's money, 476 00:19:13,653 --> 00:19:16,280 usually thousands of dollars. 477 00:19:16,364 --> 00:19:17,740 On top of that, 478 00:19:17,823 --> 00:19:21,952 the defendant caused interstate and international travel 479 00:19:22,036 --> 00:19:24,705 for the freak-offs and the hotel nights. 480 00:19:24,789 --> 00:19:27,500 The defendant himself often arranged 481 00:19:27,583 --> 00:19:29,585 and paid for travel for these escorts. 482 00:19:30,753 --> 00:19:33,631 {\an8}Let's talk about Cowboys 4 Angels 483 00:19:34,340 --> 00:19:36,217 Cowboys 4 Angels. 484 00:19:36,967 --> 00:19:39,053 There's documents and evidence. 485 00:19:39,136 --> 00:19:41,097 It's been around for a while. 486 00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:42,556 It's around today. 487 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:46,143 And if anybody wanted to order a cowboy tonight, 488 00:19:46,227 --> 00:19:49,397 operators will take your call, okay? 489 00:19:49,939 --> 00:19:52,858 They are open for business. They are doing fine. 490 00:19:53,442 --> 00:19:56,195 They don't seem to be going anywhere, okay? 491 00:19:56,821 --> 00:19:59,657 Why is he supposed to know more than them? 492 00:19:59,740 --> 00:20:04,495 Why is-- If they're in business and they are sending escorts, 493 00:20:04,995 --> 00:20:07,456 do a lot of the escorts have sex? 494 00:20:07,957 --> 00:20:09,959 I think so. I don't know. 495 00:20:10,584 --> 00:20:13,546 I wouldn't know. I think so. 496 00:20:13,629 --> 00:20:16,382 But if it's that you're paying for time, 497 00:20:16,465 --> 00:20:19,510 and if the two adults meet because you're paying for time 498 00:20:19,593 --> 00:20:21,387 and they choose to have sex, 499 00:20:21,470 --> 00:20:23,222 it looks like that's not illegal, 500 00:20:23,305 --> 00:20:25,599 because there are all these companies 501 00:20:25,683 --> 00:20:27,351 around the world doing this, 502 00:20:27,435 --> 00:20:30,354 and Cowboys 4 Angels is one of them. 503 00:20:30,438 --> 00:20:31,981 How is he supposed to be 504 00:20:32,064 --> 00:20:34,358 the only one in the room knowing, 505 00:20:34,442 --> 00:20:37,987 "Oh my goodness, this is prostitution?" 506 00:20:39,655 --> 00:20:41,574 Now let's talk about transportation 507 00:20:41,657 --> 00:20:43,159 to engage in prostitution. 508 00:20:43,242 --> 00:20:45,786 The Mann Act specifically makes it illegal 509 00:20:45,870 --> 00:20:48,497 to transport people across state lines 510 00:20:48,581 --> 00:20:50,374 for the purposes of prostitution. 511 00:20:50,458 --> 00:20:52,334 Is a violation of the Mann Act 512 00:20:52,418 --> 00:20:54,962 just a slam dunk here for the prosecution? 513 00:20:55,045 --> 00:20:57,256 All the elements are met beyond a reasonable doubt. 514 00:20:57,339 --> 00:20:59,049 There's receipts, there are Amex records, 515 00:20:59,133 --> 00:21:01,677 there are flight receipts. They had their favorite, 516 00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:03,387 like that dude that was in Atlanta, right? 517 00:21:03,471 --> 00:21:05,055 That they were flying in all the time. 518 00:21:05,139 --> 00:21:06,432 They met their burden on that. 519 00:21:06,515 --> 00:21:10,019 We got Diddy texting directly with the sex workers, 520 00:21:10,102 --> 00:21:11,604 "Hey, what's your full name 521 00:21:11,687 --> 00:21:13,647 so I can get it for the flight records?" 522 00:21:13,731 --> 00:21:15,858 "Here's my Bad Boy Amex." 523 00:21:15,941 --> 00:21:17,526 Like, I mean, this is a math problem. 524 00:21:17,610 --> 00:21:20,905 But there's also the possibility with a really unlikable, 525 00:21:20,988 --> 00:21:22,490 unsympathetic defendant 526 00:21:22,573 --> 00:21:23,949 that's done some really bad things 527 00:21:24,033 --> 00:21:26,076 and never been prosecuted for it, 528 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:29,371 there's this-- there's this desire to get him on something. 529 00:21:29,455 --> 00:21:32,833 And so having that charge in the mix allows the jury 530 00:21:32,917 --> 00:21:35,419 to find him guilty of the Mann Act violation 531 00:21:35,503 --> 00:21:36,587 but not the other stuff. 532 00:21:37,254 --> 00:21:40,841 {\an8}All of this evidence paints a clear picture 533 00:21:40,925 --> 00:21:44,261 of how the defendant committed crime after crime 534 00:21:44,345 --> 00:21:46,013 for two decades. 535 00:21:47,097 --> 00:21:50,100 How he didn't take no for an answer. 536 00:21:51,811 --> 00:21:54,355 The evidence showed you how he and his inner circle 537 00:21:54,438 --> 00:21:56,106 helped him carry out these crimes 538 00:21:56,190 --> 00:21:58,859 and how far they would go to cover them up. 539 00:21:59,944 --> 00:22:04,740 That evidence proves to you that the defendant is guilty 540 00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:06,742 beyond a reasonable doubt. 541 00:22:08,244 --> 00:22:09,787 Up until today, 542 00:22:09,870 --> 00:22:12,540 the defendant was able to get away with these crimes 543 00:22:12,623 --> 00:22:16,460 because of his money, his power, his influence. 544 00:22:16,544 --> 00:22:18,420 That stops now. 545 00:22:19,380 --> 00:22:22,091 It's time to hold him accountable. 546 00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:24,301 It's time for justice. 547 00:22:24,385 --> 00:22:27,638 It's time to find the defendant guilty. 548 00:22:28,556 --> 00:22:31,141 {\an8}The trial of the evidence is a lifestyle. 549 00:22:31,851 --> 00:22:33,435 You want to call it swingers? 550 00:22:33,936 --> 00:22:35,813 You want to call it threesomes. 551 00:22:35,896 --> 00:22:39,275 Whatever you want to call it, that's what it is. 552 00:22:39,984 --> 00:22:42,194 That's what the evidence shows. 553 00:22:42,278 --> 00:22:46,240 That is not what the prosecutors are saying to you. 554 00:22:46,907 --> 00:22:48,868 The prosecutors have charged 555 00:22:48,951 --> 00:22:51,287 one of the most serious, complicated, 556 00:22:51,370 --> 00:22:54,248 comprehensive statutes on the books. 557 00:22:54,790 --> 00:22:59,044 So anyone who's telling you, "Yeah, Cassie, she's a victim." 558 00:22:59,128 --> 00:23:01,422 "Cassie, she's naive." 559 00:23:01,964 --> 00:23:05,301 "Cassie, she couldn't see what was coming." 560 00:23:05,384 --> 00:23:07,011 Let's look at the facts. 561 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:09,930 That's why he loved her. 562 00:23:10,723 --> 00:23:12,933 That's why he loved her. 563 00:23:13,809 --> 00:23:15,269 Cassie's no joke. 564 00:23:15,895 --> 00:23:18,272 And that's why he loved her. 565 00:23:19,398 --> 00:23:20,691 She matched him. 566 00:23:21,775 --> 00:23:23,235 She was like him. 567 00:23:24,695 --> 00:23:27,156 He was at a certain level. 568 00:23:28,657 --> 00:23:32,119 Cassie was at a certain level. 569 00:23:33,829 --> 00:23:35,456 They were in love with each other. 570 00:23:36,290 --> 00:23:38,083 And in my opinion... 571 00:23:39,335 --> 00:23:40,711 It's one of... 572 00:23:40,794 --> 00:23:44,924 it's kind of a great modern love story. 573 00:23:45,007 --> 00:23:47,843 It takes a lot of courage to acquit. 574 00:23:48,802 --> 00:23:50,220 And I'm asking you... 575 00:23:51,764 --> 00:23:53,766 to acquit Sean Combs... 576 00:23:55,476 --> 00:23:58,687 of all the counts in this indictment. 577 00:23:58,771 --> 00:24:00,022 He is not a racketeer. 578 00:24:00,105 --> 00:24:02,816 He is not a conspirator to commit racketeering. 579 00:24:02,900 --> 00:24:04,526 He is none of these things. 580 00:24:04,610 --> 00:24:06,904 He is innocent. 581 00:24:07,696 --> 00:24:10,449 He sits there, innocent. 582 00:24:11,742 --> 00:24:14,078 Return him to his family... 583 00:24:16,455 --> 00:24:17,957 who have been waiting for him. 584 00:24:19,792 --> 00:24:21,377 So let's wrap this up. 585 00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:24,380 In closing arguments, the defense flat out denied 586 00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:26,382 that this case was about sex trafficking, 587 00:24:26,465 --> 00:24:27,466 about racketeering, 588 00:24:27,549 --> 00:24:29,593 or transportation to engage in prostitution. 589 00:24:29,677 --> 00:24:31,011 They did own the domestic violence, 590 00:24:31,095 --> 00:24:35,808 but they say that this is a modern love story. 591 00:24:35,891 --> 00:24:40,104 They say this is about a sexual, polyamorous lifestyle. 592 00:24:40,187 --> 00:24:44,024 And they say that this case is about jealousy and infidelity. 593 00:24:44,817 --> 00:24:47,987 Sara, did the prosecution prove this case 594 00:24:48,070 --> 00:24:49,488 beyond a reasonable doubt? 595 00:24:49,571 --> 00:24:52,783 Transportation for prostitution, absolutely guilty. 596 00:24:52,866 --> 00:24:54,660 Sex trafficking of Jane, not guilty. 597 00:24:54,743 --> 00:24:57,871 Sex trafficking of Cassie is a toss-up. 598 00:24:57,955 --> 00:24:59,456 I think it might be a hung jury. 599 00:24:59,540 --> 00:25:01,166 - Mm-hmm. - And, um, 600 00:25:01,250 --> 00:25:02,751 racketeering, not guilty. 601 00:25:03,669 --> 00:25:05,045 Uh, clearly, 602 00:25:05,129 --> 00:25:07,631 slam dunk on transportation for prostitution. 603 00:25:07,715 --> 00:25:11,010 Clearly, Jane's story is very complicated. 604 00:25:11,093 --> 00:25:13,637 They probably can't decide that, not guilty. 605 00:25:14,221 --> 00:25:15,556 I have been seeing 606 00:25:15,639 --> 00:25:18,142 sex trafficking with Cassie since day one. 607 00:25:18,225 --> 00:25:19,685 And I keep arguing, like-- 608 00:25:19,768 --> 00:25:22,187 my smart lawyer friends are like, "No, I don't see it." 609 00:25:22,271 --> 00:25:24,481 But I see it, and I listened to the prosecution. 610 00:25:24,565 --> 00:25:27,651 She is controlled in at least five different ways. 611 00:25:27,735 --> 00:25:29,236 - Mm-hmm. - Um... 612 00:25:29,319 --> 00:25:31,071 - What about racketeering? - Racketeering... 613 00:25:31,155 --> 00:25:33,323 I see it. I listen to the closing. 614 00:25:33,407 --> 00:25:36,243 I hear the argument. I'm like, "That makes perfect sense." 615 00:25:36,326 --> 00:25:37,911 Let me ask you this, Touré. 616 00:25:37,995 --> 00:25:42,374 Let's say Diddy is found not guilty on all counts. 617 00:25:42,458 --> 00:25:44,585 What does his future look like? 618 00:25:45,127 --> 00:25:47,671 Your image and reputation are still destroyed. 619 00:25:47,755 --> 00:25:50,382 We all saw you beat the crap out of that woman. 620 00:25:50,466 --> 00:25:51,967 So you are persona non grata. 621 00:25:52,051 --> 00:25:54,762 You cannot return to the entertainment industry 622 00:25:54,845 --> 00:25:56,972 and being sexy Puff anymore. That's over. 623 00:25:57,056 --> 00:25:58,515 Sara. 624 00:25:58,599 --> 00:26:01,977 What if Diddy is found guilty of any of the counts? 625 00:26:02,061 --> 00:26:03,562 If it's the count we all agree on, 626 00:26:03,645 --> 00:26:05,647 which is the transportation for prostitution, 627 00:26:05,731 --> 00:26:08,150 the maximum is 10 years. There's no minimum. 628 00:26:08,233 --> 00:26:10,277 And then racketeering is 20 years to life. 629 00:26:10,360 --> 00:26:12,029 - That's right. - So his life could be over. 630 00:26:12,112 --> 00:26:15,616 And by the way, the 400 million-dollar estate 631 00:26:15,699 --> 00:26:18,410 that he-- is his net worth, all of it could be gone 632 00:26:18,494 --> 00:26:20,621 if he's found guilty of racketeering. 633 00:26:20,704 --> 00:26:23,874 This week, the jury of eight men and four women, 634 00:26:23,957 --> 00:26:28,003 ages 30 to 74, will begin deliberating the fate 635 00:26:28,087 --> 00:26:30,089 of the global superstar. 636 00:26:30,172 --> 00:26:31,882 If convicted on all counts, 637 00:26:31,965 --> 00:26:35,135 ===Sean "Diddy" Combs faces life in prison. 638 00:26:35,219 --> 00:26:36,553 But even if acquitted, 639 00:26:36,637 --> 00:26:39,723 his reputation is forever tarnished.