Welcome back to the unfolding saga of United States v. Combs. Here is your day-by-day summary of court proceedings for the fifth week of the trial (June 9–June 13, 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 and another on the way next week.

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:

Disclaimer: I’m afraid I’ve run out of time to do a thorough write-up. I’m sending this out now so that olks can listen and will have to come back later and edit in the written portion.

Monday, June 9—Day 19

00:00:00-1:11:00

* Witness Testimony:

* Jane Doe, Victim 3, Instagram model/influencer

* Notable Moments:

Tuesday, June 10—Day 20

01:11:00-2:15:00

* Witness Testimony:

* Jane Doe, Victim 3, Instagram model/influencer

* Notable Moments:

Wednesday, June 11—Day 21

01:11:00-2:15:00

* Witness Testimony:

* Jane Doe, Victim 3, Instagram model/influencer

* Notable Moments:

Thursday, June 12—Day 22 (thread was deleted, apparently)

02:15:00-2:40:00

* Witness Testimony:

* Jane Doe, Victim 3, Instagram model/influencer

* Notable Moments:

Friday, June 13—Day 23 (thread was deleted, apparently)

02:15:00-2:40:00

* Witness Testimony:

* Jane Doe, Victim 3, Instagram model/influencer

* Notable Moments:

That’s it for this recap.

Disclaimer: I’m afraid I’ve run out of time to do a thorough write-up. I’m sending this out now so that olks can listen and will have to come back later and edit in the written portion.

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