Appreciable consideration continues to swirl round Sean Combs a.okay.a. P. Diddy, who’s on trial in New York. The 55-year-old rapper is going through a number of federal fees, together with counts of sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. Because the courtroom proceedings proceed, there’s already been dialogue about what might occur after the trial. If Combs is discovered responsible, there’s the likelihood that he might obtain a pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump and, now, a lawyer, is weighing on the opportunity of that taking place.
Texas-based legal professional Tony Buzbee is greater than conversant in Diddy, provided that over the previous a number of months, he’s filed over 40 lawsuits in opposition to the previous hip hop mogul. Buzbee simply spoke with Vulture to share his ideas on how the court docket case is progressing to this point. Discuss ultimately turned to the opportunity of Diddy receiving a presidential pardon, identical to different notable celebrities have as of late. When the query of a pardon was posed to him, Buzbee didn’t maintain again his emotions:
I heard Trump’s reply, and figuring out Trump, he’s very conscious of what’s taking place. He’s most likely probably the most conscious of present occasions of any particular person, actually anyone of his age that I’ve ever met or seen. I don’t assume there’s any likelihood in hell that Donald J. Trump pardons P. Diddy. He might have been sending it up the flagpole to see what the response was, and clearly it was an enormous response and TMZ went nuts and everyone else went nuts, however I don’t ever see that taking place.
Only recently, President Trump was requested about the opportunity of pardoning Sean Combs, and he admitted he wasn’t following the case “too carefully” however he didn’t fully shoot down the notion of a pardon. As talked about by Vulture, Trump simply granted clemency to Todd and Julie Chrisley (actuality TV stars) in addition to a number of different notable people. What’s additionally been famous is that POTUS and Combs used to run in a number of the identical social circles years in the past.
On the heels of the president’s feedback, rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson weighed in and declared that he’d do what he might to forestall such a pardon from taking place. Jackson claimed Puff Daddy “stated some actually dangerous issues about Trump” and deliberate to let the Commander in Chief find out about these alleged feedback. Amid Puff’s authorized woes, Jackson has referred to as him out on a number of events and is even producing a docuseries in regards to the Sean John head’s alleged misdeeds.
Tony Buzbee has additionally staunchly spoken out in opposition to Sean Combs whereas defending his plaintiffs. The varied lawsuits going through Combs contain numerous allegations, together with sexual assault, violence and sex-trafficking. Among the many fits Buzbee filed is one which concerned a Jane Doe accusing Diddy and Jay-Z of raping her when she was a minor in 2000. Jay-Z vehemently denied the allegations within the 2024 go well with and, by early 2025, the fits had been formally dropped in opposition to the “Takeover” rapper.
Along with the Diddy lawsuits, Tony Buzbee has been concerned in one other scenario involving a high-profile movie star. Buzbee filed this previous April on behalf of a lady from Nevada, who accused sports activities analyst and former soccer participant Shannon Sharpe of sexual assault, violent threats and extra. Whereas he denied the accusations and accused Buzbee of initiating a “shakedown,” Sharpe stepped away from his ESPN duties.
P. Diddy’s case isn’t completed but, as there are extra testimonies which might be set to be heard. If he’s discovered responsible of federal fees, he might serve as much as life in jail. President Trump might theoretically pardon Diddy ought to the decision not fall in his favor. In fact, at this level, it stays to be seen whether or not the POTUS will truly make that transfer ought to circumstances name for it.