Bonus: Diddy's Lawyers respond to new indictment & Trump gets involved
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What new allegations have been made against Diddy?
Hey, I'm Kayla Brantley, reporter at large for the Daily Mail in Manhattan. And we have a quick update episode this week because on Thursday, prosecutors filed a new indictment accusing Diddy of sex trafficking two additional women. So originally he was accused of sex trafficking one woman. And now prosecutors have filed a new indictment. Also, there have been calls from people in Washington to release the Diddy files, to release the name of all those involved in Diddy's alleged schemes. So we're speaking with senior political reporter at the Daily Mail, Charlie Spearing, who has been covering this story where Washington intersects with Hollywood. So thanks for being here, Charlie.
What is the significance of the Diddy files?
Hi, Kayla. How are you?
I'm good. I'm good. And I saw your report. It's like a crossing of both worlds. Now we have Ted Cruz jumping into the conversation of Diddy and you are a political reporter. So this seemed like the perfect crossover. So we would love for you to talk about your latest reporting.
Right. The election of Donald Trump has really brought into focus, how much can we find out about these cases, about the Jeffrey Epstein case, about the Diddy case? We know that he signed executive orders as soon as he became president to release all the details about the JFK assassination.
How has Trump influenced transparency in legal cases?
That's still a couple months away, the full report and release, but it's something that he has put into motion. That has a lot of Americans wondering, what else can we find out if If we have this president committed to transparency, who else can we get details on and when can we expect that?
Yeah. So now you have people like Ted Cruz who are calling on Donald Trump to release all the files related to Diddy's trial. So what needs to happen to get those files released?
What is Ted Cruz's role in the Diddy case?
Well, the president has to take a personal interest in it and sign a similar executive order ordering the various departments in charge of this prosecution to release the documents. It's one thing with the Jeffrey Epstein files, which is key on a lot of people's radars, but he's already... been sort of he is you know already his life is over the case is pretty much over so you can release those details what's interesting about the diddy trial is it has yet to take place so it's probably unlikely that the justice department will release these details Ted Cruz is channeling all the Americans who feel just like the Epstein trial had a long list of clients, the wealthy, the rich people on the East Coast. The Diddy Files is perceived by Americans as a list of all the compromised celebrities on the West Coast. That's what he's channeling here, the interest by people across the country who believe that
Why might the Diddy files be released after the trial?
The elites on both coasts are corrupt, and we just need to know the details and the truth. And that is sort of what Ted Cruz is channeling. He was approached by reporters about the Epstein files, and it was very interesting that he volunteered the information about the Diddy files, showing that he's very in tune with what the American people are talking about.
And from your experience covering Trump, do you think this is something that he would be on board with?
It'll be interesting. I think first off the list will have to be the Epstein files. This is something that a lot of people are talking about, including many of the people who talk on these podcasts that he really embraced during the election. The Diddy files, not so much. If we see the release of the Epstein files, I think that people interested in the Diddy case could expect that that would be next. But I have to think that the release of those files would have to take place only after he's convicted of something, after the trial, because you wouldn't necessarily want to bust up that trial by releasing all the details ahead of time before his defense.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What new allegations have been made against Diddy?
0:32–1:15
2
What is the significance of the Diddy files?
1:15–1:56
3
How has Trump influenced transparency in legal cases?
1:56–2:25
4
What is Ted Cruz's role in the Diddy case?
2:25–3:26
5
Why might the Diddy files be released after the trial?
3:26–4:30
6
What are the implications of the Epstein files for Trump?
4:30–11:20
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