Overview

• Combs remains detained at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center after U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian denied further bail appeals, citing flight risk and no exceptional circumstances.
• On August 5, attorney Nicole Westmoreland told CNN that Combs’s legal team formally reached out to President Trump’s administration to request a pardon.
• Lead attorney Marc Agnifilo later refuted any outreach for clemency, revealing internal disagreement over the pardon strategy.
• A White House spokesperson declined to confirm the existence of a clemency request while President Trump acknowledged being approached and said he would likely deny it.
• Sentencing is set for October 3, with Combs facing up to 20 years in prison for two Mann Act convictions.