The Trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

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The New York Times

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🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Last fall, the Justice Department unveiled a series of shocking allegations against Sean Combs, the music mogul known as Diddy. Prosecutors charged Mr. Combs with sex trafficking and racketeering, and for the past seven weeks, they have argued their case in a Manhattan courtroom. Ben Sisario, who has been covering the trial, explains the ins and outs of the proceedings and discusses the media circus surrounding it.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Natalie Kittrow-F.
0:07.8	This is the Daily.
0:10.0	Breaking news, the Department of Homeland Security has just confirmed to CNN
0:14.1	that federal law enforcement agents have raided properties owned by musician and producer
0:19.7	Sean Diddy Combs.
0:21.6	Law enforcement sources familiar with the matter saying the searches are part of a federal
0:26.0	investigation led by the Southern District of New York into alleged human trafficking.
0:31.6	Last fall, the Justice Department unveiled a shocking series of allegations against Sean
0:37.0	Combs, the media mogul better
0:39.3	known as Diddy.
0:40.3	This is incredibly disturbing footage.
0:43.3	The disturbing new video appears to support some of the accusations of abuse against music mogul
0:47.3	Sean Diddy Combs.
0:49.3	The surveillance footage that was captured inside of a Los Angeles hotel in 2016, allegedly shows Combs assaulting then girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hallway.
1:00.0	The government charged Combs with running a criminal conspiracy.
1:04.0	ABC News has just confirmed that Sean Diddy Combs was arrested tonight in New York City.
1:10.0	Sources say federal agents with Homeland Security investigations took him into custody. Sean Diddy Combs was arrested tonight in New York City.
1:15.2	Sources say federal agents with homeland security investigations took him into custody.
1:21.7	A year ago, Sean Combs stood in Times Square and was handed a key to New York City.
1:27.0	Today, he's been indicted and will face justice in the Southern District of New York.
1:35.9	For the past seven weeks, prosecutors have made their case in a Manhattan courtroom, laying out the accusations in graphic detail.
1:39.2	And soon, a jury will issue a verdict.
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