Overview

• Combs has been held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since September 2024 following his mixed mid-July verdict under the Mann Act.
• His lawyers filed a motion this week proposing a $50 million bond and strict release conditions ahead of his October 3 sentencing.
• They contend that no defendant has ever been jailed under the Mann Act for consensual sex-for-pay, calling his ongoing detention inconsistent with Department of Justice policy.
• Judge Arun Subramanian denied Combs’s initial bail bid after finding he hadn’t shown by clear and convincing evidence that he poses no danger to the community.
• President Trump is reported to be seriously considering granting Combs a full pardon prior to his scheduled sentencing.