Diddy On Trial

Welcome back to the unfolding saga of United States v. Combs. Here is your day-by-day summary of court proceedings for the seventh week of the trial (June 23–June 27, 2025).Recaps of individual days of the trial can be found in the Rumble Playlist, weekly recaps are here on Substack.Massive thanks and credit to Inner City Press for covering the trial live from the courtroom. His threads are the next best thing to having the actual transcript in hand.For anyone not interested in this trial, no worries—I have a new episode of the Just Human Podcast here.Reminder of the Charges and Allegations:* Combs faces five counts: racketeering conspiracy (life max), two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion (life max, 15-year min each), and two counts of transportation for prostitution (10-year max each).* The prosecution alleges Combs ran a criminal enterprise, orchestrating “freak offs” (coerced sexual performances), abusing women (e.g., Ventura, Jane, others), and using blackmail, drugs, and violence. Evidence includes the 2016 Ventura assault video and 1,000+ bottles of baby oil seized in 2024 raids.* The defense argues all acts were consensual, framing the case as domestic disputes within a “swinger” lifestyle, not trafficking.* I did an explainer on the RICO charges in the middle part of the Friday portion of this week’s coverage.Breakdowns and timestamps for each day:Monday, June 23—Day 2800:00:00-0:28:00* Witness Testimony:* Special Agent Joseph Cerciello, of Homeland Security Investigations* Notable Moments:* Testified as to the accuracy of summary chart(s) having to do with messages, financial records, and meetings between Combs, victims, his staff, sex workers, etc.Tuesday, June 24—Day 2900:28:00-01:12:00* Witness Testimony:* Special Agent Joseph Cerciello, of Homeland Security Investigations* Notable Moments:* Testified as to the accuracy of summary chart(s) having to do with messages, financial records, and meetings between Combs, victims, his staff, sex workers, etc.* Prosecution rest.* Defense presents their case-in-chief.* Defense rest(!)Wednesday, June 25—Day 3001:12:00-1:54:00* Charge Conference* Fake News about charges being dropped (they weren’t)Thursday, June 26—Day 3101:54:00-02:46:00* Prosecution ClosingFriday, June 27—Day 3202:46:00-END* Defense Closing* RebuttalThat’s it for this recap. The jury will get the case on Monday, and we’ll see what happens. Just Human is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.Support links:Coffee—click here.Just Human Merch—click here.Benson’s Honey Farm affiliate link: click here.Bootleg Products affiliate link: click here.Manly Cans affiliate link—click here.To find all of my links in one place, click here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit justhuman.substack.com/subscribe