Sean Combs: The jury gets the case.
After two hours of instructions from Judge Subramanian -- including how to gauge the credibility of witnesses and a reminder to not google anything -- the jury began deliberating.
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Episodes
Sean Combs: The defense’s closing and the prosecution's rebuttal.
Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo argued that Cassie Ventura was the winner of her relationship with Combs. "She is sitting somewhere in the world with $30 million," he said. "He's in jail."
Sean Combs: The prosecution's closing argument.
"He won't take no for an answer," said prosecutor Christy Slavik. She said it over and over during a summation that lasted more than four hours.
Husband arrested for murder - again. Kentucky's "trial of the decade." Plus, age progression images.
A Colorado mom disappeared five years ago. Now, her husband is arrested for her murder. Again. A long-awaited murder trial begins in Kentucky. Plus, can age progression photos help find missing kids?
Sean Combs: Prosecution and defense rest.
Today, after calling 34 witnesses over six weeks, federal prosecutors rested their case. After that, the defense put on their case. It took them only a half an hour. They called no witnesses.
Sean Combs: The jury watches more Freak Off videos.
In the last days of the trial, the prosecution played more videos of the sexual encounters at the center of the case. And the defense announced it won't be calling any witnesses at all.
Sean Combs: The last personal assistant and an interview with Joe Tacopina.
Brendan Paul testified he was arrested last spring because he was covering for Combs. Plus, the defense attorney who turned down Combs's case rates both legal teams' performance so far.
Verdict day in Karen Read's second trial. A courtroom twist in South Carolina. And tariff scammers.
After four days of jury deliberations, Karen Read learns her fate. An abrupt end to a murder trial in South Carolina. And how to avoid tariff scams.
Sean Combs: "Someone is lying."
The day began with the judge interrogating both legal teams over the source of a leak. It ended with a closed-door discussion about a new juror issue. In between, receipts and text messages.
Sean Combs: Kristina Khorram’s texts.
The prosecution called a paralegal and an investigator to introduce messages of all kinds between Combs's chief of staff, his other employees, his ex-girlfriends -- and him.
