Overview

• Combs remains jailed after a July 2 verdict that convicted him on two Mann Act transportation counts and acquitted him of sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
• Judge Arun Subramanian has denied his bail requests, citing the Mann Act’s mandatory detention presumption and concerns over his past behavior.
• His attorneys filed a $50 million bond motion this week, pointing to precedents in which similar offenders were released pending sentencing.
• The defense also submitted a 62-page motion to vacate the convictions or secure a new trial, arguing that the Mann Act was misapplied and inflammatory evidence prejudiced the jury.
• President Trump told Newsmax he is unlikely to grant clemency, calling Combs “half-innocent” and citing the rapper’s past hostility toward his campaign.