Overview

• President Trump is reported to be seriously considering a full pardon for Combs, who was convicted in June on two counts under the Mann Act and faces up to ten years in prison.
• Combs has remained detained at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since his September 2024 arrest after earlier bail requests were denied.
• This week, his lawyers filed a new motion asking Judge Arun Subramanian to release him on a $50 million bond secured by his Miami home.
• A White House spokesperson said it would not confirm or deny the existence of any clemency request.
• Combs is scheduled for sentencing on October 3, and any decision on a pardon may depend on the outcome of his bond hearing.