Sean Combs trial updates | Defense closes; deliberations set for Monday

Across six weeks of testimony in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking and racketeering trial, federal prosecutors called 34 witnesses, attempting to prove that the rap mogul embraced violence and threats to coerce women into sex and to protect his music empire.

In addition to hearing four days of testimony from star witness and former Combs girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who alleged that he subjected her to a decade of abuse, the jury also heard six days of testimony from a former Combs girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym "Jane." She told jurors that Combs provided her drugs and forced her to participate in the orgies - called "freak-offs" or "hotel nights"- for the three years of their relationship.

The jury also heard from witnesses who testified they saw Combs be violent toward Ventura, former Combs employees who the prosecution alleged helped him commit crimes, male escorts who testified that they were paid by Combs' associates to participate in sexual encounters, and federal agents who conducted searches of Combs' property and analyzed evidence.

Prosecutors called multiple witnesses who, they argued, corroborated Ventura's testimony, including a makeup artist and male escort who both testified about witnessing Combs' violence. Ventura's mother said she took out a home equity loan after Combs allegedly blackmailed her daughter, a loan Combs later repaid; rapper Kid Cudi testified that he was told Combs broke into his home and said he suspected that Combs coordinated the firebombing of his car in retaliation for his relationship with Ventura; and Kerry Morgan told jurors that she pleaded with her former best friend to leave what she said was a toxic and abusive relationship with Combs.

Click here for more on the federal witnesses who were called during the trial.

Court has concluded for the day.

Attorneys will return to court at noon on Wednesday for a charge conference with Judge Arun Subramanian to discuss the language of the judge's instructions to the jury.

The jury will return to court at 9 a.m. Thursday to hear closing arguments from each side, beginning with the government, then the defense, and then a government rebuttal. The closings will likely last into Friday.

The judge will read his charge to the jury once summations are finished, after which deliberations will begin. It's not yet known whether that will occur on Friday as well.

Prosecutor Maurene Comey asked the judge to instruct the defense to avoid politics, current events or the "propriety of this prosecution" during summations. Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo told the judge there was nothing to worry about in that regard.

Eyewitness News team, and ABC News legal contributor Bernarda Villalona dig deeper into the day's big developments, and what comes next as the trial draws closer to a conclusion.

The defense in the Sean Combs trial rested its case after calling no witnesses, electing only to read some items into the record.

Defense attorney Anna Estevao read several exchanges of text messages between Sean Combs and his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura that the defense asserts expressed Ventura's love for Combs, even after years of what federal prosecutors argued was coerced sex with male escorts.

"Bottom line, I love you. You are important to me, and I know I will never have a love like this in this lifetime," Ventura wrote in a 2012 message that was read into evidence. "Besides making love, talking to you is my favorite thing."

In another message, Ventura told Combs, "I miss you." Combs responded, "So what you going to do." Ventura replied, "Be your lil freak."

Defense attorney Teny Geragos read notes from law enforcement meetings with several witnesses, including Daniel Phillip, an escort.

Phillip testified that after a sexual encounter at Ventura's home, Combs threw a bottle toward her and "grabbed her by her hair and dragged her by her hair into the bedroom" after she did not immediately get up from a computer to go into the bedroom as Combs had instructed. Phillip said Combs emerged from the bedroom a while later to ask him, "are you guys ready to continue?"

Geragos also read law enforcement notes from a meeting with Phillip that the defense contends indicate Combs said something else. "In approximately 2013, Phillip saw Ventura get physically assaulted. Combs eventually came back out and said 'Yo man I'm going to have to deal with this. You need to get the f--- out,'" Geragos read.

Federal prosecutors declined to put on a rebuttal case.

Judge Arun Subramanian sent the jury home until Thursday with instructions to avoid any news about the case.

Sean Combs told Judge Arun Subramanian that he declined to testify on his own behalf.

"That is my decision with my lawyers," Combs said.

The jury wasn't present when the judge spoke directly to Combs.

"How are you feeling today?" Subramanian asked Combs, who stood to answer.

"I'm doing great. How are you, your honor?" Combs responded. "I want to tell you thank you. You're doing an excellent job."

Subramanian responded, "Thank you." He then continued with the allocution.

"Do you understand that as a criminal defendant you have the right to testify if you wish to testify?" the judge asked.

"Yes, your honor," Combs responded.

"You've made the decision freely on your own behalf?" Subramanian asked.

"That is totally my decision," Combs answered.

Beforehand, defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro took aim at several of the underlying criminal acts that federal prosecutors allege constituted the racketeering conspiracy charge that Combs faces.

Combs engaged in and attempted to engage in sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, narcotics offenses, enticement to engage in prostitution, and obstruction, according to the indictment.