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In a new attempt to dismiss at least one of the charges against him, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is now arguing that the government is prosecuting him under a racist law. Count 3 of the federal indictment, transportation to engage in prostitution, stems from a violation of the Mann Act, previously called the White-Slave law, that was passed in 1910 to prohibit the transportation of women for human trafficking. Combs’ attorneys claim there has never been a similar prosecution of the Mann Act and Combs’ is being singled out as a powerful black man.  

Combs’ attorneys argue that the statute has only been used to prosecute people of color, writing the law has “a long and troubling history as a statute with racist origins, used to target Black men and supposedly protect White women from them,” and “What was racist in its inception has often been racist in its operation.” They further claim that using escorts is "widely accepted in American culture today," and Combs is being prosecuted for conduct that “regularly goes unpunished for white men.” 

In their latest filing, Combs’ defense writes, “There has never been a similar RICO prosecution. No white person has ever been the target of a remotely similar case." However, Keith Ranier, the founder of personal development company NXIVM, that really served as a recruitment tool for the sex-cult ‘DOS’ was convicted of both sex trafficking and racketeering just six years ago. Ghislaine Maxwell was also found guilty of violating the Mann Act even more recently.  

In other Diddy related news, the Jane Doe who accused Sean Combs, Jay Z, and the mysterious ‘Celebrity B’ of watching and participating in her rape when she was just 13, has dropped her lawsuit without an outside settlement. The woman dropped the allegations with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be refiled.  

Joining Nancy Grace today: 

• Wendy Patrick - California prosecutor, President and Founder of Black Swan Verdicts, Author:  "Red Flags: Frenemies, Underminers, and Ruthless People," wendypatrickphd.com, ‘Today with Dr Wendy’ on KCBQ in San Diego, Twitter: @WendyPatrickPHD
• Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker," featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock www.drbethanymarshall.com, Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive
• Bill Woolf - Former Detective in Fairfax County, VA in charge of Human Trafficking Task Force, Anti-Sex Trafficking Expert, Author: “Eradicating Human Trafficking: A Transformative Approach to Collective Impact”,
• Rob Shuter  -  Host: Naughty But Nice Podcast, Former Publicist, Author: "The 4 Word Answer", radaronline.com; IG: @naughtygossip
• Sydney Sumner [SUHM-ner] (Texas) Crimeonline Investigative Reporter EM: ssumner@crimeonline.com  
• Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors, Host of Lynn's Warriors on YouTube,  lynnswarrior.org  X: @lynns_warriors Youtube: @LynnsWarriors 

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