Bad Rap: A "Good Juror"

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ABC News

True Crime

3.8 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

As the jury pool for Sean Combs' trial is narrowed down, Brian Buckmire does a deep dive into the process. Jury experts say it’s more like jury “de-selection” than selection. Picking a jury is about trying to eliminate potential jurors who might be bad for your side, while leaving the ones who might be favorable. Jury consultant Eric Rudich explains how attorneys try to suss these out. To get access to all the trial updates in this case, follow "Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy" on ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have a question about the case you'd like Brian Buckmire to answer in an upcoming episode, leave a voicemail at (646) 504-3221. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Brian Buckmeyer, an ABC News legal contributor and host of Bad Rap, The Case Against Diddy.
0:07.2	Sean Combs is currently on trial, and on my podcast, we're covering everything that goes on in the courtroom,
0:13.6	from the prosecution and the defense. We'll bring you one update every week right here on Fridays,
0:20.4	but you can get extra content, including
0:22.7	a whole extra weekly episode that's not available anywhere else if you follow Bad Rap, The Case
0:28.9	Against Diddy, wherever you listen to podcasts. Now, here's our latest episode.
0:35.2	Kate's just off to work after sleeping in the best bed in the business.
0:39.2	And my word, doesn't she look ready for anything?
0:42.4	Something about her smile is just brighter.
0:44.9	Her eyes seem glintier and she just feels so much more katier.
0:50.7	Of course it's no surprise really because last night she slept at Premier Inn and she got up to 15% off with business booker.
0:58.0	Get better sleep for your money.
1:00.0	Premier in, rest easy.
1:02.0	T's and C's apply.
1:04.0	This week, jury selection kicked off in the trial of Sean Diddy Combs.
1:14.6	The Sean Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in New York is expected to have a jury seated by Friday.
1:19.6	The judge currently has 45 prospective jurors in place.
1:22.6	Vote the prosecution and defense anticipate the jury will be finalized by the weekend.
1:26.6	We're never really sure how long this jury selection process could take, but the judge has
1:32.3	been running a very tight ship, and so we seem to be on track for the trial to start next week.
1:37.9	We could hear opening statements as early as Monday, May 12th. This week, we saw dozens of
1:44.0	prospective jurors cycle in and out of the
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