Prosecution expected to rest its case today

Court is now in session marking Day 28 of Combs’ trial.

On Friday, federal prosecutors walked jurors through text messages from Combs’ former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, to the music mogul.

In one text May 2, 2017, Ventura said she didn’t deserve to be beaten by him. “That’s not love, that’s possession,” Ventura wrote, apparently referring to the 2016 hotel assault recorded on video.

The defense also entered a March 18, 2017, text message from Ventura into evidence. 

“I love our FO’s, when we both want it,” she wrote, in reference to “freak offs.” The defense has tried to show some element of dual consent in Combs’ and his girlfriends’ sexual encounters. 

Brendan Paul, Combs’ former personal assistant, testified that during his employment, he was instructed to buy thousands of dollars’ worth of various drugs for Combs’ use.

Paul told jurors he once went without sleep for three days and was once asked to buy thousands of dollars’ worth of drugs. He said Combs didn’t take “no” for an answer and compared his staff assistants to the U.S. military’s SEAL Team 6.

New York federal prosecutors are expected to rest their case against Combs today.

Combs’ defense team has signaled it will need around two days to present its case. If that rough timeline holds, closing arguments could take place Thursday.