Court is now is session
Court is now in session kicking off Day 19 of Combs’ trial.
Combs is wearing khaki pants and a white long-sleeved shirt today. Upon entering the courtroom, he looked through some papers in a folder and sat down at the defense table.
Combs’ lawyers request mistrial for second time
Lawyers for Combs have — for the second time in two weeks —called for a mistrial, as he faces charges of sex trafficking and other alleged offenses.
On Saturday, his legal team wrote to the judge asking for the mistrial, for what they claimed was “prosecutorial misconduct,” alleging that prosecutors knew that one witness’s testimony was false.
‘Jane,’ a former girlfriend of Combs, to retake the stand today
The witness known only via the pseudonym “Jane” is expected to return to the stand after breaking down during testimony last week.
Last week, she described encounters with sex partners during alleged “hotel nights” that she said could go on for multiple “rounds.”
Jane has testified that Combs was paying her rent and continues to pay her rent. She is one of four accusers referred to in the government’s indictment that alleges he ran his business empire as a criminal enterprise and exploited the women through his financial support.
