This is On Trial, a special series from Dateline True Crime Weekly bringing you daily coverage from the Sean Pong's racketeering trial.

He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him.

I'm Glenn Alexander, and it's Friday, June 27th.

Just a heads up here in this episode, we're going to be talking about some graphic details and harrowing subject matter.

At 9.30 this morning, for the first time since their opening statement, more than a month ago,

Sean Combs' team directly told the jury their side of the story.

Lead defense attorney Mark Ignifalo said he'd give them a tale of two trials, one that's real and one that's

fake. And then he presented in his words, Sean Combs, a successful black entrepreneur, a beloved

CEO, a family man, a man who takes care of people. NBC News correspondent Chloe Malas was in the

courtroom today and joins us now to tell us how this version of Sean Combs was received.

Chloe, hi.

Hey, Blaine.

Chloe, you are the most in-demand lady I know.

You have just been running around like crazy.

Now you are in front of the courthouse, but this is a truly, truly big story.

It is. And I have to say that we are surrounded by fans. are in front of the courthouse, but this is a truly, truly big story.

It is. And I have to say that we are surrounded by fans of Combs, people who are just interested in the trial and press from all over the world. It's quite a scene.

So let's talk about the fact that we are now at defense closing, four hours and three minutes,

Chloe. That's how long the defense took today?

It is. I mean, it was pretty equal on both sides. The prosecution took right under five hours.

The defense, though, really taking a more sarcastic and sassy tone today. Agnifalo made light of

the raids of Combs' homes last year in both L.A. and in Miami, remember Blaine, they found Astroglyde and Baby Oil.

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