Lawyers on Diddy trial will choose jury with fine-tooth comb

Yahoo

10-05-2025

(NewsNation) — Lawyers working on both sides of the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial will use a fine-tooth comb to choose jurors when it comes down to the final 12 on Monday.
Jury consultant Claudia Colon told NewsNation that defense attorneys are going through each potential juror's professional and personal backgrounds with intense detail before deciding who they'll try to push for.
They want to 'see what kind of characteristics people will have that are beneficial or that are harmful,' she said. 'In terms of how to learn about these jurors, they are going on social media, they're looking through as far back as they need to, and they're digging very deep to see how they're posting about things that are related to the case and related to the topics.'
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Nicole Blank Becker, who defended R. Kelly, said prosecutors will try to choose people who don't appear as emotional and don't have a personal experience with sexual abuse.
'One of the biggest questions has always got to be, 'Have you or a family member or someone you know, been a victim of sexual abuse?' Because that is very important for the defense to know, especially in trying to come up with this fair and impartial journey,' she said.
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