Daybreak Richard to talk after Cassie Ventura testimony final week

Federal prosecutor Mitzi Steiner picked up questioning Richard following a tricky cross-examination, the place protection attorneys tried to undermine Richard’s testimony by stating inconsistencies in her retelling of occasions.

Steiner requested whether or not Richard had thought concerning the incidents loads over the a long time since she witnessed them.

“No, it was a tough time, a nasty time for me,” Richard mentioned. “It didn’t all come again instantly … the atmosphere was traumatizing, so I attempted to erase these issues from my reminiscence.”

By talking with investigators, Richard mentioned that extra reminiscences come to her daily and that she tries to relay issues “as greatest and correct as I can.” She confirmed that she did inform the federal government that she noticed Combs hitting Cassie and that he threatened her to maintain quiet throughout a number of conferences.

Richard testified that she had “little doubt” that Combs tried to strike Cassie, or that Cassie went right into a fetal place, or that Combs dragged Cassie by the steps by her hair. She additionally had “little doubt” that Combs threatened Richard to maintain quiet.