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Chapter 1: What was the verdict in the Daniel Penny trial?
A New York jury has found Marine veteran Daniel Penny not guilty.
It's 18 months of weight on everybody's shoulders. Most importantly, Danny is walking around with the weight of this indictment on him, knowing that he's been falsely accused for doing the right thing.
We break down reactions both inside and outside the courtroom.
I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Tuesday, December 10th, and this is Morning Wire. A lawsuit accusing P. Diddy of raping a 13-year-old girl has been amended to include rapper Jay-Z. Now the hip-hop mogul is speaking out.
And a suspect has been arrested and charged in the murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.
The suspect was in a McDonald's and was recognized by an employee who then called local police and was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs as well as a U.S. passport.
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Chapter 2: What reactions occurred inside the courtroom after the verdict?
Here to discuss is Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo. Hey, Amanda. So we finally have a verdict in this case. It took five days of deliberations. Tell us about the acquittal and the reaction inside the courtroom.
Right, so the jury deliberated for about an hour on Monday before they rendered a not guilty verdict on the charge of criminally negligent homicide. As we covered yesterday, Judge Maxwell Wiley, rather controversially, agreed with the prosecution's request to dismiss the state's top charge of manslaughter, too. That carried up to 15 years behind bars.
When the verdict was read yesterday, applause erupted on Penny's side. Penny, who showed very little emotion throughout the trial, reportedly locked eyes with members of the jury and nodded to them with a smile on his face. A lot of relief on that side, especially from Penny's attorneys. Now, others in the courtroom, though, audibly sobbed and yelled threats over the not guilty verdict.
Neely's father, Andre Zachary, glared at someone who applauded the verdict and said, quote, are you trying to effing get killed? And Hawk Newsome, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Greater New York, he said while looking at Penny, it's a small world, buddy, seemingly threatening him. Neely's father and several Black Lives Matter leaders were escorted out of the courtroom after their outbursts.
Some disturbing behavior there. Now, throughout the trial, there were protesters outside the courthouse, and yesterday was no exception. They were there at the start of the day and made waves after the verdict was rendered. Tell us about that.
Right. There were about two dozen or so racially focused protesters outside the courthouse on Monday, and they chanted things like, say his name, murderer, and subway strangler, which were reportedly audible inside the courtroom. So, you know, potentially the jury heard that. But things became even more volatile after the verdict was rendered.
Hawk Newsome, who led daily protests outside the courthouse, urged for what he called black vigilante violence.
People want to jump up and choke us and kill us for being loud. How about we do the same when they attempt to oppress us?
Newsom said last week that anyone who believes Penny is innocent is a racist.
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Chapter 3: What protests took place outside the courthouse?
His office put out a statement saying that they deeply respected the jury process and respected this verdict. There's no denying, though, that this was a big defeat for Bragg. Remember, the Democrat DA filed these charges 10 days after the incident, seemingly in response to racial protests. A lot of people saw the indictment as a political move.
I'll also note that there was some chatter about the possibility of Bragg charging Penny with manslaughter again since that charge was dismissed last week, but that does seem highly unlikely. George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said that there is a double jeopardy claim there that could be raised. And he also said that it just wouldn't be practical for Bragg.
I don't see how Bragg can do this. I mean, he just had a jury say, we didn't think he was even guilty of blameworthy conduct. And you're going to bring a higher charge against him? I mean, it would be absurd.
And wrapping up here, Penny is still facing a civil lawsuit from Neely's father. What do we know about that?
Right. Zachary filed a civil lawsuit at the New York Supreme Court last Wednesday. He has accused Penny of assault, battery, and causing his son's death through negligence, carelessness, and recklessness. The suit doesn't specify a specific amount of money.
Now, on the flip side of that, Arizona Representative Eli Crane is planning to introduce a resolution that would give Penny the Congressional Gold Medal for his actions on the subway protecting fellow riders.
Well, he's officially acquitted here. Amanda, thanks for reporting.
You're welcome.
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of the civil lawsuit against Daniel Penny?
Rapper Jay-Z is now facing allegations of raping a 13-year-old girl that stem from a civil lawsuit against Sean P. Diddy Combs. Both hip-hop moguls are calling the suit a blackmail attempt.
Here with more on these allegations is Daily Wire culture reporter Megan Basham. So Megan, the P. Diddy accuser claimed that he, along with another male celebrity, both raped her when she was 13 at an MTV Music Awards party. That was this past October that came out. She also claims there was a female celebrity watching. What is she now saying?
Well, on Sunday, Jane Doe amended that October suit to now name Jay-Z as that other alleged assailant. So just to give you a little bit of background for those who have not been following, the suit says that Doe tried to get into the MTV Music Awards without a ticket. And while attempting to do that, she met Combs' limo driver, who then took her to an after party.
She says she was asked to sign an NDA but wasn't given a copy of that document. Well, once she was inside, she says she accepted a drink from a waitress circulating in the crowd and then began to feel, quoting here, woozy and lightheaded after just a few sips. And she says at that point, she found a room to lie down in.
And that's when Combs, Carter, and the female celebrity who isn't named in the suit found her. She says that Jay-Z first held her down and raped her, followed by Combs while this unnamed woman looked on. Hmm. Now, what has Jay-Z's response been?
Well, he issued a blistering statement on Sunday saying that this is a shakedown effort on the part of the accuser and her lawyer, Tony Busby, who is representing several of the roughly 30 plaintiffs now suing Combs. In the statement, Jay-Z calls Busby a deplorable ambulance chaser in a cheap suit. And he called a demand letter that Busby and his client initially sent a blackmail attempt.
Instead, Jay-Z says this prompted him to expose them as frauds. Reading just a bit here from his statement. These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint today. not a civil one. Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away. Would you not agree? These alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case.
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Chapter 5: What allegations have emerged against Jay-Z and P. Diddy?
Now, Busby issued a response on Monday saying that his and his client's initial demand letter only asked for confidential mediation, not money. And he also said that they will litigate the facts in court, not in the media.
But another wrinkle revealed in Busby's statement is that sometime between the initial October lawsuit and its amendment that names Jay-Z, Jay-Z filed what Busby called a frivolous case against him and Jane Doe under a pseudonym. And Busby says that Jay-Z did this to try to bully and harass them.
So why would Jay-Z feel the need to file a suit against Busby prior to being named?
Well, according to Busby, he had reached out to Jay-Z on behalf of Jane Doe about arranging a meeting for remediation. Although, again, he states his client has never asked for money. And just a side note, people on social media were pretty quick to point out that Jay-Z's statement did not actually include a direct denial of the crime.
It was what you might call more of a scathing rebuke of the lawyer, Busby. Some interesting insight, though, from NBC's legal analyst, Danny Savalos. He pointed out that Jay-Z's attempts to preemptively quash this may have actually had the opposite effect.
And that goes along with something else that Busby said in his statement Monday, and that was that his client was actually emboldened by Jay-Z's suit. Hmm. Now, still no leads about who that female celebrity is? No, but the pressure is definitely building and certainly a lot of speculation online circulating, but nothing concrete. Has Combs commented?
He has, and he continues to deny all the allegations. But it's worth noting that Combs is not just being sued in civil court. He is also facing federal criminal charges that include sex trafficking and racketeering. And he's been in a Brooklyn detention center since mid-September, awaiting trial on May 5th. Last month, he was denied bail for the third time. Hopefully the truth will come out. Yep.
Megan, thanks for reporting.
Anytime. Anytime.
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