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2025 Federal Trialtrial-daytrial-dayclosing_argumentjury_instructionsrebuttal_closingDay 36 - June 27, 2025Defense and government closings concluded, followed by curative instructions and a Monday deliberations schedule.
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Day 36 - June 27, 2025

Defense And Government Closings Conclude

Judge Arun Subramanian
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Defense and government closings concluded, followed by curative instructions and a Monday deliberations schedule.

Full day summary

Defense counsel completed closing argument by arguing that the government had not proved the charged racketeering, sex-trafficking, transportation-for-prostitution, and related theories. Counsel acknowledged domestic violence while disputing the government’s account of the relationships, the alleged enterprise, and several episodes and records. After objections to remarks about charging and investigation decisions, the court gave curative instructions directing jurors to consider only whether the government proved each charged element beyond a reasonable doubt. The government then delivered rebuttal closing argument, addressing the defense’s interpretations of the evidence and urging conviction. The jury was excused for the weekend; final instructions and deliberations were scheduled for Monday morning.

1. Pre-Closing Conference

Before closing arguments, the court postponed delivery of the jury laptop and exhibit list until Monday, approved minor exhibit corrections, and allowed the defense to use a poster-board exhibit during closing.

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Procedural
Pre-closing exhibit and verdict-form conference
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The court set Monday delivery of jury materials, accepted agreed exhibit corrections, and permitted a defense demonstrative for closing.

2. Defense Closing (Part 1)

Defense counsel challenged the government's racketeering, sex trafficking, bribery, and witness-tampering theories, while acknowledging domestic violence by Sean Combs and arguing it was not among the charged crimes.

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Closing
Defense closing argument Marc A. Agnifilo
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The defense argued that admitted domestic violence did not prove the charged racketeering, trafficking, and predicate offenses.

3. Charging-Decisions Curative Instruction

The court instructed jurors to disregard defense-closing comments about prosecutors' charging decisions and to follow the court's legal instructions.

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Procedural
Closing-argument curative-instruction hearing
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The court ordered a curative instruction telling jurors not to consider prosecutors' charging decisions after defense closing remarks.

Jury Instruction
Curative instruction on charging decisions
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Jurors were told to disregard comments about prosecutors' charging decisions and follow the court's legal instructions.

4. Defense Closing (Part 2)

Defense counsel continued closing argument, disputing the government's proof and urging acquittal. The court then instructed jurors not to consider alleged government targeting or charging motives before rebuttal.

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Closing
Defense closing argument resumed Marc A. Agnifilo
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The defense disputed the forced-labor, drug-distribution, and sex-trafficking theories and argued that the InterContinental video showed a phone-related domestic-violence incident, not sex trafficking.

Closing
Defense closing argument resumed Marc A. Agnifilo
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The defense completed its summation by disputing coercion, prostitution, racketeering, and the reliability of the government’s proof, then requested acquittal on all counts.

Procedural
Closing-argument objection and instruction ruling
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The court ordered an immediate curative instruction after finding that alleged government targeting was not a proper subject for jury deliberations.

5. Investigation and Indictment Instruction

The court instructed jurors to disregard the investigation and indictment decisions and focus on whether the government proved the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Jury Instruction
Curative instruction on investigation and indictment
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Jurors were told not to consider investigation or indictment decisions and to focus on whether the government proved each charged element beyond a reasonable doubt.

6. Government Rebuttal Closing

The government’s rebuttal closing argued that the evidence supported all charged theories and disputed the defense’s explanations and witness-credibility arguments. The jury was excused for the weekend before instructions and deliberations on Monday.

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Rebuttal
Government rebuttal closing argument Maurene R. Comey
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The government rebutted the defense’s theories on commercial sex, racketeering, coercion, and witness credibility before the court set jury instructions and deliberations for Monday.

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