Brian Buckmeyer

He's not at these homes, because they know he's not at the homes, and they say, go, go, go,

He's not at these homes, because they know he's not at the homes, and they say, go, go, go,

And the reason why they do this, number one, safety, right? Law enforcement's going in and they don't want to come across someone who allegedly has guns in their homes and they fire at law enforcement. So safety is a big thing. The other major issues are the preservation of evidence.

And the reason why they do this, number one, safety, right? Law enforcement's going in and they don't want to come across someone who allegedly has guns in their homes and they fire at law enforcement. So safety is a big thing. The other major issues are the preservation of evidence.

They want to make sure that as they're bursting through the homes, and this is one of the few times that I say TV sometimes gets it right when it comes to these legal cases, they don't want people flushing things down the toilet, swallowing things, bleaching them, throwing them, destroying them, whatever. They want to catch people off guard so they can collect as much evidence as possible.

They want to make sure that as they're bursting through the homes, and this is one of the few times that I say TV sometimes gets it right when it comes to these legal cases, they don't want people flushing things down the toilet, swallowing things, bleaching them, throwing them, destroying them, whatever. They want to catch people off guard so they can collect as much evidence as possible.

So if you have someone who's accusing someone of rape and it happens in the same day, same week, the person goes, gets a rape kit. There are certain tangible evidence that you can say, hey, look, look, there's a rape kit. We can tell that this happened. But when you say it happened years ago, there's not that tangible evidence to prove it. It becomes a he said, she said.

So if you have someone who's accusing someone of rape and it happens in the same day, same week, the person goes, gets a rape kit. There are certain tangible evidence that you can say, hey, look, look, there's a rape kit. We can tell that this happened. But when you say it happened years ago, there's not that tangible evidence to prove it. It becomes a he said, she said.

But then the video comes out. And any kind of reasonable doubt that people were willing to give Sean Combs of, I know Sean Combs. I've worked with him. He's not that type of guy. You know what? Maybe she really is just after his money. You know what? She was dating him. So maybe this is buyer's remorse.

But then the video comes out. And any kind of reasonable doubt that people were willing to give Sean Combs of, I know Sean Combs. I've worked with him. He's not that type of guy. You know what? Maybe she really is just after his money. You know what? She was dating him. So maybe this is buyer's remorse.

All those kind of explanations and excuses that people give when you have these he said, she said situations, that video silenced them.

All those kind of explanations and excuses that people give when you have these he said, she said situations, that video silenced them.

Rapper Sean Diddy Combs was a kingmaker. He had wealth, fame, and power.

Rapper Sean Diddy Combs was a kingmaker. He had wealth, fame, and power.

until it all came crashing down.

until it all came crashing down.

I'm Brian Buckmeyer, an ABC News legal contributor. As Diddy heads to trial, we trace his remarkable rise and fall, and what could be next. Listen to Bad Rap, The Case Against Diddy, a new series from ABC Audio. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm Brian Buckmeyer, an ABC News legal contributor. As Diddy heads to trial, we trace his remarkable rise and fall, and what could be next. Listen to Bad Rap, The Case Against Diddy, a new series from ABC Audio. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.

In the video released by CNN, and just a little shameful plug here, we talk about this in the podcast. We actually have Elizabeth Wagmeister who comes on and describes the process by which they obtained the video and the releasing of it. In the video, you have Sean Combs in LA, chasing down Cassie, beating her, kicking her. She's on the ground, curled up.

In the video released by CNN, and just a little shameful plug here, we talk about this in the podcast. We actually have Elizabeth Wagmeister who comes on and describes the process by which they obtained the video and the releasing of it. In the video, you have Sean Combs in LA, chasing down Cassie, beating her, kicking her. She's on the ground, curled up.