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The Diddy Trial: Prosecutors Ask The Judge To Reject Diddy's Move For Acquittal (8/21/25)
Federal prosecutors have submitted court filings urging the judge to swiftly reject Combs’s motion to overturn the jury’s verdict or to grant a new trial. They argue that the defense mischaracterizes the Mann Act’s application—asserting that the statute was neither unduly vague nor in violation of his constitutional rights—and emphasized that the evidence supporting the convictions is “overwhelming.” Prosecutors laid out how Combs is alleged to have orchestrated repeated, drug‑fueled sexual events between 2008 and 2023 involving male escorts, coordinating travel across state lines and using videotaped footage as a means of control—facts they say strongly uphold the jury’s guilty verdicts under the Mann Act.
Prosecutors also directly countered Combs’s defense claims that the encounters were consensual, non-commercial, and protected as private or expressive acts. They highlighted testimony from ex‑girlfriends—including Cassie Ventura and the woman identified as “Jane”—detailing coercion, threats involving the release of videos, and financial manipulation. The government maintains that Combs “masterminded every aspect” of these events, using them for his sexual gratification and, at times, engaging directly himself. With that, prosecutors argue the legal basis for the convictions remains solid and the jury’s decision should stand.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' request for acquittal or new trial should be rejected, prosecutors say
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