Posted on 07/06/2025 11:46:45 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs got a standing ovation from fellow inmates when the music mogul returned to jail after winning acquittals on potential life-in-prison charges, providing what his lawyer says might have been the best thing he could do for Black incarcerated men in America.
“They all said: ‘We never get to see anyone who beats the government,’” attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a weekend interview days after a jury acquitted Combs of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges.
Combs, 55, remains jailed after his Wednesday conviction on prostitution-related charges and could still face several years in prison at an upcoming sentencing after being credited for 10 months already served.
After federal agents raided his homes in Los Angeles and Miami in March 2024, the lawyer said he told Combs to expect arrest on sex trafficking charges.
“I said: ‘Maybe it’s your fate in life to be the guy who wins,’” he recalled during a telephone interview briefly interrupted by a jailhouse call from Combs. “They need to see that someone can win. I think he took that to heart.”
Blunt trial strategy works
The verdict came after a veteran team of eight defense lawyers led by Agnifilo executed a trial strategy that resonated with jurors. Combs passed lawyers notes during effective cross examinations of nearly three dozen witnesses over two months, including Combs’ ex-employees.
The lawyers told jurors Combs was a jealous domestic abuser with a drug problem who participated in the swinger lifestyle through threesomes involving Combs, his girlfriends and another man.
“You may think to yourself, wow, he is a really bad boyfriend,” Combs’ lawyer Teny Geragos told jurors in her May opening statement. But that, she said, “is simply not sex trafficking.”
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Mission accomplished.
Eff this. We need to make these people disappear.
Yep, you are exactly right. Regardless, he was found guilty and he will do time. So the standing ovation could have had another meaning.
Prisoners do not like a prisoner who takes advantage of women.
And because important people were involved with Diddy. I know the case was started before Trump nominated anyone to AG/DOJ but Bondi needs to turf Comey’s daughter out.
Lol. A standing ovation from criminals. That’s something to be proud of.
A very poor choice of words for a Diddy post.
The only issue is whether he is guilty or innocent.
“Sean “Diddy” Combs got a standing ovation from fellow inmates”
very “special” indeed: applause from incarcerated fellow felons ...
Never heard of this Diddy guy, but he sounds like a real loser.
He’s going to skate on the rest of it on appeal.
Mission accomplished.
Diddy, Epstein, Hugh Hefner, etc. are/were all CIA assets used to compromise and blackmail celebrities and politicians.
ICE ICE baby!
You’re right “Getting him off” does sound almost as bad as it is funny.
his lawyer says ...
QED
Go OJ !
Some estimate his total prison sentence will be 1.5 years to 3 years for each of the two offenses.
“The judge has the power to impose a sentence as low as zero years.”
“Judge’s Discretion: The judge will consider a range of factors, including the severity of the offenses, Combs’s character and history, and any mitigating or aggravating circumstances.”
———topic search on Google today.
Probably overturned for improper handling of evidence, video that shouldn’t have been seen and new revelations from a juror or two about behind the scenes incidents.
“his lawyer says might have been the best thing he could do for Black incarcerated men in America.“
No comment needed.
Diddy’s daughter is former FBI Director James Comey’s daughter.
Nothing to see here.
Their record sales usually soar after a stint in the slammer.
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