Judge: Anything before the jury comes in? Does the defense want to respond to the Government on the juror issue?
Combs' Alexandra Shapiro: This is a thinly veiled attempt to exclude a Black juror.
AUSA: We looked at the record and found a lack of candor
Judge: We'll deal with it before the weekend. Are the jurors ready?
No.
Judge: Well. They we'll take ten minutes.
[Waiting waiting for the jurors, Combs is reading something, talking to Agnifilo on one side, Shapiro one seat away - about the juror the US wants to remove?
Still waiting for jury
[Incidentally, why isn't the prosecutors' letter seeking to exclude the juror in the docket, at least in redacted form, despite Inner City Press request - and Judge Subramanian's order(s)?
All rise!
Judge: Ms. Geragos, you may proceed.
Combs' Teny Geragos: I was to admit this exhibit under seal. Can you read that, Jane? Messages December 2021 between yourself and Cabral after a hotel night?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: You had a pretty intense night?
A: Yes
Combs' Geragos: He says to you, You were talking so dirty to me, I love it.
Jane: Yes. I'm being friendly here.
Geragos: After your long hotel night, you saw him with Gina?
Jane: Yes.
Combs' Geragos: Then Cabral wrote to you that he would be in LA, and he's stay to see you if you wanted?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: What do you say?
Jane: It's my birthday weekend and you don't show me no love
Combs' Geragos: Then you asked him to send you a personal video?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: That night you saw the Italian entertainer, who we'll call the entertainer?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: And Sean had taken up with Yung Miami?
Jane: Yes
Combs' Geragos: And you said, If you don't get your ass out of the island, no party, right?
Jane: Right.
Geragos: Sean wrote you a note that you said meant the world to you, you told KK you wanted to make it cute and romantic?
Jane: Yes
Combs's Geragos: The Valentines Day hotel night, having two men there, was that your idea?
Jane: It was.... After these nights, it was crushing to see these things
Geragos: Like Gina posting the Love bracelet on Instagram, right?
Jane: Yes.
Combs' Geragos: Here you are planning to reach out to Sean and perhaps reach out to the Italian?
Jane: I was still doing that then.
Geragos: He says, Can you Facetime?
Jane: Yes, that's what he said
Geragos: Ten days later you had another hotel night?
Jane: Maybe
Combs' Geragos: Let me refresh you recollection of seeing Mr. Combs and not having a hotel night with him?
Jane: It certainly did.
Geragos: No hotel nights until the end of June?
Jane: Maybe.
Combs' Geragos: Here, Mr. Combs says, I'm j*erking my d*ck thinking how nasty you are going to be to me, right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: He says Call Italian or Paul is free and you Liked Paul is free, right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: He gave you a choice, and you chose
Yes
Combs' Geragos: He responds, I told Paul 11 pm, is that OK - and let's watch porn first, right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: He says, London hotel. What would you get?
Jane: Stripper shoes. Shorts. Maybe whips.
Combs' Geragos: Why shorts?
Jane: I was really turned off by their shorts. So I got other shorts for them. It was not so fun to wait for them to be erect, I started to get things on the sid so they could get erect. I got pills at the stores. Rhino pills
Combs' Geragos: The next day, he says, Wanna do dinner at 9, bring the freak bag just in case?
Jane: Right. Lingerie and the rest.
Geragos: But you didn't have a freak night - let me refresh your recollection...And this exhibit under seal.
Combs' Geragos: He says, I'm about to work out with Paul then I want to see you. You say Hair up?
Jane: There was probably a Facetime between these two
Geragos: He says, Did you want to hit Italian, right?
Jane: Yes. I didn't want to.
Combs' Geragos: Sean says, Paul is all we need, and you say LOL. What do you say?
Jane: I'll go to the store, unless you get a head start.
Geragos: What do you mean?
Jane: Go to the hotel ahead of me.
Geragos: But then you spent several days at his home?
A: Maybe
Combs' Geragos: You really did love him, right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: Do you remember seeing Sean in September 2022 and not having a hotel night - September 9?
Jane: I'm not sure.
Combs' Geragos: Now do you see you saw him but no hotel night?
Jane: That is incorrect.
Geragos: September 4?
Jane: We took a jet to Vegas, he performed then we had a hotel night with an entertainer.
Combs' Geragos: Do you remember seeing him on September 20 and not having a hotel night?
Jane: I'm not sure.
Geragos: Let me show you this... Does it refresh your recollection?
Jane: I guess I did.
Combs' Geragos: Did Sean pay for your birthday dinner?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: What was the restaurant?
Jane: I can't remember the name.
Geragos: You had a great time?
Jane: I had an OK time.
Combs' Geragos: You write, is Nobu the only place? How about something outside of the hotel?
Jane: He conveniently put me in a hotel with the Nobu. I suggested Papi's Steaks.
Geragos: That's a nice restaurant in Miami?
Jane: So I've heard
Combs' Geragos: Valentines Day the year before he was in a different country - you wrote, get your ass back from that island, right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: Then at the Nobu hotel, you accepted it?
Jane: I would say I went long with it.
Geragos: You said "Accepted"
Jane: My stuttering was trying to find the right word for the pressure I felt
Combs' Geragos: You mean "agitation"?
Jane: Yes
Geragos: You said he gave you your birthday gift - a necklace?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: Did you take this photo?
Jane: Yes
Geragos: Under seal
Combs' Geragos: It was a Van Cleef necklace?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: What is Van Cleef?
Jane: A jewelry brand that is high end. In that photo I had already taken drugs. Any time of affection made me smile.
Geragos: You took a mirror selfie?
Jane: Unfortunately yes
Combs' Geragos: Sean gave the entertainer a condom that night?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: Are these your texts with Cabral?
Jane: I was high, it was 2:40 in the morning.
Geragos: UCT time, right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: So it was night east coast time?
Jane: Yes.
Combs' Geragos: You invite Cabral for the next day - but the Ecstasy would have worn off by then, right?
Jane: In these night I repeatedly took Ecstasy.
Geragos: You say you will book his travel for the next day, right?
Jane: Yes.
Combs' Geragos: What did you write her?
Jane: I wrote, I appreciate everything you did for my birthday. I want to give you everything you want on Valentines day.
Geragos: What did you mean?
Jane: The necklace and *your* lovemaking. Only with regard to him.
Combs' Geragos: Then you send him photos of your guys in the hotel room?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: You didn't tell him you didn't like it until you saw him with Caresha in Turks, right?
Jane: Yes. It was very hurtful, after enduring what I endured.
Combs' Geragos: You reached out to Cabral?
Jane: Under the pressure of my lover.
Geragos: You asked him and he gave the man a condom?
Jane: At the very last minute. Thank God.
Geragos: You wrote to him, I loved and appreciated every detail you put into my b-day
Jane: I wrote that with regard to Sean.
Combs' Geragos: You wrote that to Sean. You stopped talking to him?
Jane: I was heartbroken. I flew to Paris Fashion Week.
Geragos: You enjoyed it?
Jane: Yes.
Combs' Geragos: This is a text message chain between you and Sean, March of 2023. On the 2d he wrote, sorry I called you a bit*h, I deserve this, Love - right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: He then writes, When can you come Turks? right?
Jane: Yes.
Combs' Geragos: You sent him a heart emoji and wrote, What we have is special - right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: The budget for your trip was $100,00?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: And he spent $55,000?
Jane: I don't know.
Combs' Geragos: You felt he didn't like you up and leaving to Paris-
Jane: No he didn't.
Geragos: You went to the Mandarin Oriental and watched pornography with Sean?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: Sean asked you about bringing Don
Jane: Given the situation I said Yes
Combs' Geragos: You said if you'd known Paul would be there you wouldn't have gone to Turks?
Jane: I would not have.
Geragos: Did you write to Cabral from there and invite him to come there?
Jane: Yes. Under the encouragement of my partner, yes I did.
Combs' Geragos: You were happy Sean gave you diamond?
Jane: I thought it was sweet.
Geragos: You were glad to get diamonds?
Jane: I just wanted Sean.
Geragos: You wrote, I wanted diamonds?
AUSA Comey: Objection as to form!
Judge: Rephrase it
Combs' Geragos: Do you remember telling Paul that you'd let Sean go too far and it was your fault?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: Your Honor, I think this would be a good place to take a break.
Judge: OK. All rise
Judge: Are we all ready, except for the absence of Ms. Comey?
AUSA: Yes, Your Honor. We've reached you.
[AUSA Maurene Comey enters]
Judge: OK, let's bring Jane back in.
[Waiting]
[Jane enters, jury enters]
Judge: Ms. Geragos, you may proceed.
Comb's Geragos: You wrote, All I have in my mind right now is your passionate lovemaking - right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: You saw him 2 weeks later and did not have a hotel night?
Jane: Maybe.
Combs' Geragos: Let's play this voice note... I believe there is no objection.
AUSA Comey: I don't have it on my list, but if Ms. Geragos represents I have no objection, I won't.
Geragos: Give me a minute... I'll move on. Did you ask about hotels or Airbnbs?
Yes
Combs' Geragos: And Sean asked, How do you know there aren't cameras in the Airbnb? Right?
Jane: Yes. I wrote, they could be covered by security. We'll just saw it's our anniversary and we want to cover them to feel comfortable
Combs' Geragos: What did you write to Sean?
Jane: You make my child so happy, I love you (sobs)
Geragos: Take as much time as you need.
Jane: I do remember.
Geragos: Are you ready?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: In this, where are you?
Jane: Hotel night.
Geragos: 3136 sealed
Combs' Geragos: And this 3152, is it a message after the hotel night, saying, I love living in the moment w u, it was our little partay, rosay, whatever we were saying - is that a moon emoji?
AUSA Comey: Your Honor, may we approach?
Judge: Yes
Sidebar over]
Combs' Geragos: Jane, jumping ahead, DX 3171, is this a message chain between you and Mr. Combs, August 9, 2023?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: Mr. Combs write, Movie night off the charts, you say you agree, right?
Jane: Yes.
Combs' Geragos: Then the All Star Night, canceled by the hurricane, right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: Then you heard Mr. Combs on a podcast in Croatia, where he said he had sex on the yacht trip - you said he lied to you?
Jane: It hurt my feelings
Combs' Geragos: You propose Zero Bond or Casa Cipriani - are these 2 private clubs in NY?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: But you ended up going to a lounge, right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: And after you rejected the new entertainer for lack of chemistry, you called Cabral?
Yes
Combs' Geragos: And you said that you were high that night and felt freer, you let Cabral do things you usually didn't?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: And you then you wrote to Mr. Combs, I love you so much?
Jane: I did.
Combs' Geragos: You spoke about the sobriety party - you resented him for it, right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: You had wanted to break up with him after you saw him with Gina?
Jane: There were so many times I wanted to break up with him
Combs' Geragos: You were in an Equinox parking lot and you tried to break up with him, right?
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: Let me play you an audio recording
[Sean Combs' voice, We were both tripping; Jane voice, We need to pick each other up]
Combs' Geragos: No entertainers that night?
Jane: Right.
Geragos: But it was after that the video in Cassie's lawsuit was made public
Jane: Yes.
Geragos: Before that, would Mr. Combs write Cassie love letters while with you?
Jane: I'm not sure. Oh, I remember
Judge: I understand Ms. Geragos will finish tomorrow morning. Who will be the next Government witnesses?
AUSA: Andre Lamaz [sp], Jonathan Perez, then our first summary witness Ms. Sankar.
Judge: When will you rest?
AUSA: Next Friday. Or even Wednesday
Judge: Mr. Agnifilo?
Combs' Marc Agnifilo: We'll know more when they tell us which witnesses they are cutting. I think we are still on schedule.
AUSA: We want 26.2 material as soon as we rest
Agnifilo: Yes.
AUSA: We think they have opened the door to Jane's prior consistent statements, her notes before November 2024 when she got immunity for her grand jury testimony.
Combs' Jason Driscoll: They are not prior consistent statements.
Combs' Agnifilo: This witness was never going to be charged as a co-conspirator
Judge: How about the Mann Act charges?
Agnifilo: The Government told half the story.
Judge: I'll look at it. See everyone tomorrow.
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[Before jury in]
AUSA: Your Honor, may I place a binder of documents on the witness stand?
Judge: Yes... All rise!
[Jurors entering]
Judge: The Government may call its next witness.
AUSA: First Ms. Geragos and I will introduce some exhibits.
Combs' Geragos: All under seal except one
Judge: Admitted.
AUSA Smyser: The Government calls Brendan Paul
Judge: I don't see how we can proceed today.
AUSA: It is a more than one day thing?
Judge: Sounds like a one time thing. Mr. Agnifilo?
Combs' Agnifilo: Could we have a sealed sidebar so I can ask questions?
AUSA: Fine, sealed
OK - now Trump v. Newsom, about deployments in LA, before Judges Bennett, Miller, and Sung. DOJ lawyer: there is a long history of courts not reviewing such decisions. Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below
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DOJ lawyer: There was a smooth hand-off of forces.
Judge Bennett: Do you read in the District Court's decision a definitive statement of what should have been done? How does the US interpret the order?
DOJ lawyer: There was no technical violation here
Judge Bennett: Are the federal forces doing more than the state's proposed carve-out?
DOJ lawyer: Yes. They are protecting the Federal buildings and immigration enforcement personnel.
Judge Miller: On the Posse Comitatus Act-
DOJ lawyer: Not being violated.
[9:02 am, jury still not brough it, 2d juror issue?]
Judge: Anything before we bring the jurors in?
Combs' Agnifilo: Let's get Mr. Combs in.
Judge: I believe your client would like 10 minutes to review the materials
Agnifilo: Can I ask him that question?
Combs' Agnifilo: Mr. Combs waives his right to be present for the immunity application.
Judge: Let's proceed then.
[Brendan Paul takes the stand]
AUSA: Did you receive a subpoena?
Paul: Yes.
AUSA: Do you intend to invoke the 5th Amendment?
Paul: Yes
[before jurors brought in]
Judge Subramanian: I hope everyone had good weekend. The defense' motion for a Napue instruction to the jury, that witness Bongolan committed perjury. She was questioned at length on this. I deny the defense's motion. Now on Juror 6...
Judge: Last week the defense opposed further questioning of the juror. I took time to consider. The defense observes in its June 15 letter
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OK - now US v. Sean Combs, Day 23, Part 3 trying with full comments back on after Ye left, many said Part 1 thread broken but try try against, Perez still on direct Inner City Press is covering: Week 4 book below, 5 later today; and will live tweet, thread below
[They're back. Before jury in]
Combs' Xavier Donaldson: Your Honor wanted us to address Juror Number Six?
Judge: We can do that another time.
AUSA Comey: After Mr. Perez we have exhibits to introduce so we can get our summary charts together over the weekend
Judge: All rise!
[Jurors enter]
AUSA Smyser: Mr. Perez, were you subpoenaed and do you have an immunity agreement?
Jonathan Perez: Yes
AUSA: Let me show you this - what is it?
Perez: Mr. Combs' Gucci pouch.
AUSA: What was in the Gucci pouch?
Perez: Drugs and money