Overview

• A federal judge has denied Combs’ bail request for the fourth time, ordering him to remain detained at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.
• Combs was convicted July 2 under the federal Mann Act for transporting individuals for prostitution and acquitted of racketeering and sex-trafficking charges.
• Attorney Nicole Westmoreland confirmed to CNN that Combs’ legal team formally reached out to the Trump administration for a presidential pardon.
• A White House spokesperson said it “will not comment on the existence or nonexistence of any clemency request.”
• President Trump told Newsmax he is unlikely to pardon Combs, citing past hostility during his presidential campaign.