AUSA: Who was security?
Kaplan: Uncle Paulie, D-Roc and Ruben. Later, licensed security in the second half of 2015.
AUSA: How frequently did you communicate with Mr. Combs?
Kaplan: Multiple times a day. Things could be found in the back. An iPad, d****, whatever

AUSA: Did he threaten you?
Kaplan: He threatened my job.
AUSA: How often?
Kaplan: Maybe monthly. He'd say he was only to be surrounded by the best people and that he wasn't. For example, he went me for a one liter water and I bought back 2 half liters. He said, No

AUSA: How did you travel?
Kaplan: On his jet. Or going in advice to make sure it's all set up.
AUSA: How did you set up hotel rooms?
Kaplan: There was a bag. I unpacked it. Clothes, candle, Astroglide, baby oil.
AUSA: Who bought this?
Kaplan: Often me

AUSA: In what cities did you set up hotel rooms?
Kaplan: LA, NY & Miami. In LA, Mr. C, Belaire, the Inter-Continental.
AUSA: In NY?
Kaplan: Trump. By Columbus Circle. In Miami, the SLS.
AUSA: How was it booked?
Kaplan: Frank Black. Based on Biggie's Frank White

AUSA: Would you clean up rooms?
Kaplan: Yes. Bottles of baby oil, Gatorade. Once brown crystalized powder on the counter of the bathroom sink.
AUSA: Why did you clean up, not hotel staff?
Kaplan: It was implied, protect his public image. I was keen on doing that

AUSA: Explain
Combs' Agnifilo: Objection
Judge: Overruled.
Kaplan: I found hotels would sell photos to newspapers to shame guests
AUSA: Did he reach out to you from the room?
Kaplan: For food, clothes, sometimes d****. I did it.
AUSA: What d****?
Kaplan: Dopp kit

AUSA: Illegal d****?
Combs' Agnifilo: I object to the term illegal
AUSA: What other d****?
Kaplan: Advil, ketamine
AUSA: What's he ask for?
Kaplan: I picked up d**** for him: MDMA.
AUSA: Who asked?
Kaplan: Mr. Combs. In LA and Miami

Kaplan: In Miami Mr. Combs asked me to call a person. He came and gave me a bag of pills. MDMA. I gave him cash. I gave the pills to Mr. Combs.
AUSA: And in LA?
Kaplan: I went out and met the person in Hollywood. I gave money, he gave me a bag.

Judge: We'll break for the day

That's it for today

Gina 👀

Combs' Agnifilo: The proffered email chain is about Gina and Gina is out of the case, she's not coming.
AUSA: She's in the indictment.
Agnifilo: They could get her here and they're choosing not to. I'll submit a letter by 10 pm

I wonder if the Diddy parties are ever gonna come up in this case

there was reports of a witness for the prosecution who didn't want to take the stand and went missing

maybe she got paid off 👀

Kid Cudi is testifying tomorrow.

According to prosecutors, they plan to call five witnesses tomorrow after Kaplan but it should be short.

They expect to finish the day early.

They tryna get ahead....

NAHHHHH NAHHHHH NAHHHH YOU FOLLOWIN THROUGH

Court sketches have to look like that.

They ain't even said Kirk name yet

Yea he knows he’s cooked

I deadass can't imagine a way that he's not in the eyes of the jury / law.

Like there's NO conceivable way

Kid Cudi arrives

Trial has started

[Note: down at courthouse entrance much security, presumably for arrival of Kid Cudi. Now up in court, before jury is brought in]
Judge: I didn't hear Government objecting to Mr. Kaplan testifying about Ms. Ventura asking for d**** in Boston

Judge: Let's get Mr. Kaplan back on the stand.
[Witness enters; jury enters]
AUSA: When did you carry cash for Mr. Combs?
George Kaplan: $50,000 on his private jet.
AUSA: Did you pick up cash for Mr. Combs?
Kaplan: $10,000 at Western Union, from Combs Enterprises