Sean "Diddy" Combs is again renewing his request to be released from jail ahead of his May 2025 criminal trial.
On Friday, Combs' legal team filed another bid for the hip-hop mogul to be freed from Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center by proposing what they called "an extremely substantial, comprehensive bail package." Combs' previous attempts to be released from jail on bond have been denied by multiple judges.
According to federal court filings reviewed by USA TODAY, Combs' attorneys added more conditions to their previous bond proposals to argue he is not a flight risk. They also denied he's a danger to society by suggesting the government's evidence of his alleged crimes — racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution — do not hold as much "weight" as they've suggested.
Combs' team also argues his detention "makes trial preparation impossible" due to his inconsistent access to his legal counsel and evidence being presented against him.
Friday's renewed motion for bail is Combs' fourth attempt at being released before his trial, following two requests around the time he was charged and an appeal filed in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in September.
This latest proposal, like those prior, offers a $50 million bond secured by the equity in Combs and his mother's Florida homes, implementation of a 24/7 monitoring service by approved security personnel, no internet or phone access for Combs outside of meetings with legal counsel, a pre-approved visitor list consisting of select family members and surrendered passports belonging to the rapper and his family members.
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