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- Diddy’s legal team is seeking a presidential pardon from Trump.
- Trump has indicated a pardon would be “more difficult” due to Diddy’s past comments.
- Diddy’s legal team remains hopeful despite Trump’s comments.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s legal team has confirmed it has approached the Trump administration to seek a presidential pardon following his recent conviction. This comes after the music mogul was found guilty on two counts of transporting individuals for prostitution.
Attorney Nicole Westmoreland confirmed to CNN that her team has had “conversations” with the Trump administration regarding a potential pardon. Combs is scheduled for sentencing on 3rd October, where he faces up to 20 years in prison. His team is also preparing to appeal the conviction.
The prospect of a pardon, however, seems uncertain. In an interview that aired on Newsmax on 1st August, President Donald Trump was asked directly about pardoning Combs. He dodged the question, instead saying that negative comments the rapper had made about him during his campaign would make a pardon “more difficult.”
Trump also made a confusing remark about Combs’s legal status, stating:
“he was essentially, I guess sort of, half-innocent. I don’t know what they do, he’s still in jail or something… He was celebrating a victory but I guess it wasn’t as good of a victory.”
This is a notable shift from their previously friendly relationship. Despite this, Westmoreland said her client remains “hopeful.”
The White House has not yet commented on whether an official clemency request has been filed.
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