Donald Trump considering pardoning Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, new report claims
Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs is currently awaiting sentencing for his criminal trial. However, a new report claims President Donald Trump is “seriously considering” pardoning the rapper.
Combs was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, which carries a maximum 20-year sentence, while being acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking.
According to Deadline, a source close to the Trump administration alleges a full presidential pardon is being considered. Combs’ associates have been pitching to the White House, and the possibility has increased from “just another Trump weave to an actionable event.”
Trump previously addressed Combs’ legal situation in May and remained open to pardoning him. Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, he said, “Nobody’s asked, but I know people are thinking about it. First of all, I’d look at what’s happening, and I haven’t been watching it too closely. I haven’t seen him. I haven’t spoken to him in years.”
On July 29th, Combs’ legal team filed a $50 million bail request before his sentencing on October 3rd, involving him residing at his Miami home.
“The prosecution and continued incarceration of Sean Combs are unique in the history of the Mann Act,” his defence said. “There has literally never been a case like this one, where a person and his girlfriend arranged for adult men to have consensual sexual relations with the adult long-term girlfriend as part of a demonstrated ‘swingers’ lifestyle and has been prosecuted and incarcerated under the Mann Act.”
They added, “Also, prior to his arrest in this case, Mr Combs enrolled in a domestic violence program, in which he participated until he was arrested and incarcerated in connection with this case.”
Combs is currently behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and has remained there since his September 2024 arrest.
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