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Sean Combs— Case Archive
2025 Federal Trialtrial-daytrial-dayMaurene R. ComeyEmily A. JohnsonMadison R. SmyserTeny R. GeragosNicole WestmorelandBryana BongolanJaneEnrique SantoscrossredirectrecrossdirectDay 21 - June 5, 2025The Court resolved exhibit-access and evidentiary disputes as Bongolan finished testimony, Santos described phone extractions, and Jane began testifying.
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Day 21 - June 5, 2025

Jane Begins Testimony as Bongolan Finishes and Court Resolves Exhibit Issues

Judge Arun Subramanian
10Proceedings
4Pages
3Witnesses
2,731Lines
4Sidebars
Day 21 of 39
Appearing:
Maurene R. Comey Emily A. Johnson Madison R. Smyser Teny R. Geragos Nicole Westmoreland Bryana Bongolan Jane Enrique Santos

The Court resolved exhibit-access and evidentiary disputes as Bongolan finished testimony, Santos described phone extractions, and Jane began testifying.

Full day summary

The Court denied news organizations' request for contemporaneous access to Jane-related exhibits, approving same-day release of materials not depicting Jane and rolling release of reviewed, redacted messages. It also ruled that a Ventura-Khorram text screenshot could be admitted when offered, later admitted several government exhibits, denied a defense Rule 106 request concerning additional message chains, and warned that further jury-directed conduct by Mr. Combs could lead to a curative instruction or additional measures. Bryana Bongolan completed cross-examination, redirect, and recross. Questioning addressed later contact, civil-litigation materials, injury dates, and text messages. Bongolan said she did not independently know the exact date of the balcony incident, identified inaccuracies in a filed complaint and earlier demand letters, and maintained her account of being held on a balcony. Investigative analyst Enrique Santos described forensic extractions from three phones attributed to Casandra Ventura, including hash-value verification, recovered deleted records, and screenshot metadata. Jane then began testimony about her relationship with Sean, including a May 2021 encounter, recurring hotel nights, and her stated sense of obligation connected to rent payments.

1. Courtroom and Exhibit Rulings

Before the jury entered, the Court issued juror-contact and witness-protection instructions, addressed access to redacted Jane exhibits, and ruled on admission of a balcony-incident text screenshot.

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Procedural
Trial Resumption and Courtroom Admonitions
9 lines
Procedural
Witness-Protection and Courtroom Conduct Order
1 lines

The Court protected Jane's appearance from documentation and barred further questioning about the Holladay-Bongolan conversation.

Procedural
Press Access to Jane Exhibits Hearing
43 lines

The Court denied a press request for real-time access to redacted exhibits during Jane's testimony, adopting a rolling-release process after privacy review.

Procedural
Balcony-Incident Text Exhibit Ruling
66 lines

The Court ruled that the government may admit a text-message exhibit concerning the balcony incident, over defense hearsay objections.

2. Bryana Bongolan — Cross/Redirect/Recross (Part 3)

Bryana Bongolan’s testimony continued through cross-examination, redirect, and recross, with disputes over prior statements, injury photographs, and text messages. The Court admitted three exhibits and denied a defense Rule 106 request.

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Cross
Bryana Bongolan — Cross Bryana Bongolan Nicole Westmoreland
805 lines

Defense challenged Bongolan's injury timeline and later contact with Cassie and Combs through texts, photographs, and records; Bongolan maintained Combs caused her injuries while acknowledging inaccuracies in a former lawyer's demand letter.

3 sidebars inside this proceeding
  1. Defense Questioning and Defendant NoddingThe Court addressed an objection to defense questioning about documents and concerns that the defendant's visible nodding could influence the jury.
  2. Questioning on Incident DateCounsel disputed whether the witness had tied the balcony incident and resulting injuries to September 26 rather than only placing a photograph around that date.
  3. Rule 106 Text Message ChainsCounsel raised a fairness request to consider two additional text-message chains alongside messages already admitted.
Redirect
Bryana Bongolan — Redirect Bryana Bongolan Madison R. Smyser
171 lines

Bongolan addressed meeting notes and civil-litigation discrepancies, acknowledged uncertainty about the incident's exact date, and reaffirmed her alleged balcony account.

Recross
Bryana Bongolan — Recross Bryana Bongolan Nicole Westmoreland
166 lines

Bongolan rejected a financial-motive challenge during recross; the Court admitted exhibits, denied a Rule 106 text-message request, and warned against further jury interaction.

3. Enrique Santos — Direct/Cross

Enrique Santos testified about forensic phone extractions and recovered deleted records from phones attributed to Casandra Ventura. Cross-examination addressed deleted WhatsApp messages and the meaning of screenshot capture dates before the Court admitted additional government exhibits.

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Direct
Enrique Santos — Direct Enrique Santos Emily A. Johnson
140 lines

Investigative analyst Enrique Santos explained the extraction and interpretation of data from three phones attributed to Casandra Ventura, including deleted records and Cellebrite report metadata.

Cross
Enrique Santos — Cross Enrique Santos Teny R. Geragos
49 lines

Santos explained deleted-message recovery and screenshot metadata on cross; the Court then admitted Government Exhibit 1309 and additional government exhibits.

4. Jane — Direct (Part 1)

Jane described recurring hotel nights involving Sean, escorts, travel, drugs, and financial support, saying she repeatedly did not want sex with other men and felt obligated by rent payments.

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Direct
Jane — Direct Jane Maurene R. Comey
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Jane described recurring hotel nights with other men, drug use, travel, and financial support that she said contributed to feeling obligated.

1 sidebar inside this proceeding
  1. Leading Questions and Time FramesAt sidebar, defense objected to alleged leading during charged-conduct testimony and requested clearer time frames for the witness's account.
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