This is On Trial, a special series from Dateline True Crime Weekly,

bringing you daily coverage of the Sean Combs racketeering trial.

I'm Blaine Alexander, and it's Wednesday, July 2nd.

Just a heads up, in this episode,

we're going to be talking about some graphic details and harrowing subject matter.

Today, after more than 13 hours of deliberation over three days, the jury emerged with a verdict.

NBC News correspondent Chloe Malas has been downtown the duration of this entire trial,

and she joins us now in front of the federal courthouse

to tell us what the jury decided and how the courtroom reacted. Chloe, hi. Hey, Blaine. We have a

verdict. Wow. We do. And it's split. It's split. So just kind of break down this verdict for us.

He was facing five counts. How did the jury decide here?

Not guilty on RICO conspiracy and sex trafficking, guilty on two counts of transportation to

engage in prostitution. That's the escort element hiring these men who would perform at those

drug-field sex parties known as freak-offs. This is a huge victory for

Combs' legal team that's been nicknamed the Dream Team and a massive blow for the prosecutors.

Let's talk about the reaction inside the courtroom. I'm so curious how Combs was reacting when

the verdict was read. He held his hands in prayer

form and kind of looked over at the jury. You could tell he was overcome with emotion. And then at one

point kneeling down on the floor and praying over his chair, there's a really powerful courtroom

sketch for anybody that's interested since there aren't cameras in the

courtroom. One of his lawyers, Teni Garrigos, began to cry. We saw her wiping away tears. His mother,

who's been in court every single day blowing kisses and his children clapping. And outside the

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