Diddy's Defense Team Signals Shift In Trial Strategy As Prosecutors Wrap Up: Expert

Prosecutors successful Sean "Diddy" Combs' national proceedings indicated Tuesday they'd remainder their lawsuit earlier nan extremity of nan week, astir six weeks aft nan proceedings began.

The rapper's ineligible squad precocious told Judge Arun Subramanian it will request betwixt 2 and 5 days to coming its case, a stark opposition to its first petition of up to 2 weeks pinch witnesses connected nan stand.

A alteration successful timelines for nan defense whitethorn signify Diddy's lawyers recovered "some weaknesses" successful nan government's case, according to New York-based lawyer Nicole Brenecki.

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Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense whitethorn statesman presenting its lawsuit arsenic early arsenic this week, telling Judge Arun Subramanian it will only request betwixt 2 and 5 days. (Jane Rosenberg)

"The defense tin alteration nan magnitude of clip allocated for their position of nan case," Brenecki told Fox News Digital. "This existent alteration is apt based connected nan defense’s study of immoderate weaknesses successful nan prosecution’s case. We person to support successful mind that nan load of impervious rests connected nan prosecution.

"Given that nan jurors tin spot nan lawsuit arsenic mostly based connected grounds by disgruntled ex-girlfriends and ex-employees, they whitethorn not beryllium inclined to convict Diddy of fundamentally forming a criminal endeavor to perpetrate crimes crossed authorities lines, which is simply a summary of nan definitions of nan crimes he is accused of.

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"Criminal court, arsenic opposed to nan tribunal of nationalist opinion, requires a strict exertion of nan facts to nan meaning of nan crime, and nan prosecution whitethorn suffer if nan assemblage disagrees pinch them arsenic to this application."

In a national indictment unsealed Sept. 17, Combs was charged pinch racketeering conspiracy (RICO); activity trafficking by force, fraud aliases coercion; and proscription to prosecute successful prostitution. 

Diddy's defense initially asked for 2 weeks to coming its case. (Jane Rosenberg)

"The defense does not person to put connected a lawsuit astatine all," New York-based Attorney David Schwartz told Fox News Digital. "It is up to nan prosecution to beryllium their lawsuit beyond a reasonable doubt, and nan suspect gets each presumption of innocence. So, successful galore cases, nan defense does not put connected a lawsuit astatine all.

"By putting connected nary lawsuit aliases a short case, nan defense is emphasizing that nan prosecution did not meet its burden. 

"The past point you want to do arsenic a defense lawyer is to displacement nan load by putting connected a agelong case. The load ne'er shifts, but nan longer nan lawsuit nan defense puts on, nan much juries hide astir nan burden, which is bad."

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Los Angeles litigator John J. Perlstein noted that nan clip statement of 2 to 5 days requested by nan defense is thing uncommon.

"Two to 5 days is nan accustomed magnitude of proceedings clip nan defense needs successful criminal cases, and I fishy it will beryllium person to 2 successful this case," Perlstein told Fox News Digital. "The defense will typically overestimate nan clip needed to relationship for witnesser readiness and/or nan introspection of caller evidence. 

Diddy's ineligible squad whitethorn person recovered weaknesses successful nan government's case, according to lawyer Nicole Brenecki (Jane Rosenberg)

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Diddy was arrested and charged pinch aggregate counts successful September. (Shareif Ziyadat)

"Given nan complexity of nan lawsuit and its media attention, it is apt nan defense padded nan clip successful bid to relationship for immoderate and each unknowns."

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In tribunal Tuesday, nan judge reprimanded lawyers for some sides for violating nan court's sealing bid by allegedly speaking to nan media astir nan trial. He reminded nan parties that nan defense requested nan gag order. Judge Subramanian added that a usurpation of that bid could consequence successful contempt charges.

The assemblage was past seemingly shown videos of "freak offs" betwixt Diddy, his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and a antheral escort. The surface for exhibits was unopen disconnected and nan witness, Special Agent DeLeassa Penland, and nan jurors were fixed headphones to watch immoderate videos from Oct. 14, 2012.

At 1 point, nan sound from nan videos was audible successful nan courtroom. The tribunal fixed nan problem by making judge headsets that were not successful usage were turned disconnected and distant from immoderate mics. Diddy's defense lawyer, Teny Geragos, played respective minutes of videos for nan jury. Geragos past played clips of videos from December 2014. While nan videos were being played, Diddy sat astatine nan defense table, occasionally tapping his fingers connected his legs. The clips were played for astir 30 minutes.

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During Penland's cross-examination, nan assemblage was shown matter messages betwixt Cassie and Diddy astir nan "freak offs."

There was a matter connection from Diddy to Cassie dated September 2014 asking what she wanted to do. Cassie past sent a screenshot of a connection from a antheral escort named Keith, who they knew from nan website Cowboys for Angels, asking if she was successful town. 

Cassie wrote to Diddy, "I want to make emotion and portion wine…whatever makes my emotion happy." 

Combs responded, "Why did you show maine nan Keith thing?" She replied, "Because I ne'er show you…" Diddy asked if she wanted to person a "freak off."

In a later message, Diddy asked, "Wanna freak disconnected for nan past time?" Cassie responded, "I wanna freak-off for nan remainder of our lives."

The "Last Night" rapper has maintained his innocence passim nan trial, successful which witnesses person testified to alleged rape, intersexual assault, terrible beingness abuse, forced labour and supplier trafficking. If recovered guilty, he faces a minimum of 15 years down bars and a maximum condemnation of life successful prison.

The proceedings is expected to wrap up by July 4.