Mark Geragos, Father Of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Lawyer Teny Geragos, Speaks To Reporters After Verdict

Mark Geragos, the father of Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyer Teny Geragos, speaks to reporters after the verdict.

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00:00I can I can tell you that I talked to Sean I've known for those of you who know I've known him

00:14for almost 20 years and he's thankful he's relieved and he thanks the jurors he I think

00:26the jurors did what jurors do which is they saw through a an overcharged overzealous kind of a

00:36crazy prosecution and they did the right thing and that's why you know when people talk about

00:42tyranny and and fascism and everything else as long as you've got a jury system that works

00:50that's what separates us from the rest of the world and Sean is thankful as a helicopter parent

00:58I couldn't be prouder and I'll let them talk I don't want to steal their thunder

01:04I don't I don't even I don't that doesn't really the bail I think is besides the point

01:15he was acquitted of the trafficking he was acquitted of the RICO those were always I thought

01:22as an observer a ridiculous use of taxpayer resources it was this case was never what it

01:31was made out to be this case was ridiculous in so many different ways and I'm just thankful

01:39that the jury saw through it Sean is you know the the interesting thing about prison is it's a time

01:49out and he's had a lot of time to reflect and he's in a good place mentally and I'm frankly I'm proud

01:57of him and by the way for those of you who may miss it the defense didn't put on a single witness

02:04the defense tried their case within the prosecution case and at the end of the day it's a colossal failure

02:13by the prosecution