Sean “Diddy” Combs is presently ready to be sentenced following the conclusion of his sex-trafficking trial. Whereas he waits for the decide to ship that call, Combs stays behind bars on the Metropolitan Detention Heart, which is situated in Brooklyn. On the identical time, there’s been a lot dialogue about what the 55-year-old ex-mogul’s authorized destiny will likely be. Authorized analysts have additionally been discussing whether or not U.S. President Donald Trump may pardon the rapper. Now, POTUS himself is addressing that risk.
President Trump pardoned a number of people earlier this 12 months, and some public figures had been amongst these granted clemency. Most notably, Todd and Julie Chrisley had been pardoned years after they had been discovered responsible of financial institution fraud, tax evasion and extra. The president was not too long ago interviewed by Newsmax and, throughout a portion of the dialog (which was shared on X), he was requested about probably pardoning Diddy. Whereas Trump offered an assortment of ideas, he additionally talked about one side of the state of affairs that provides him pause:
Effectively, he was primarily, I assume type of, half-innocent. I do not know what they do, he is nonetheless in jail or one thing. He was celebrating a victory however I assume it wasn’t pretty much as good of a victory. In all probability — You already know, I used to be very pleasant with him, I acquired together with him nice, [he] appeared like a pleasant man. I did not know him nicely, however once I ran for workplace, he was very hostile.
Sean Combs and Donald Trump did run in comparable circles years in the past, as each had been among the many higher crust throughout the New York panorama. Over time, the pair had been photographed collectively at occasions from time to time. Nonetheless, as talked about in the course of the Newsmax interview, Combs shared unflattering feedback about Trump when determined to run for his first presidential time period years in the past. Rapper 50 Cent alluded to these remarks when he mentioned he’d do all the pieces in his energy to maintain Diddy from being pardoned by Trump.
This isn’t the primary time President Trump has been requested about whether or not he’ll pardon Diddy. Per The New York Submit, Trump mentioned throughout a June press convention on the Oval Workplace that he hadn’t been watching the case “too carefully.” On the time, he additionally mentioned he would wish to “take a look at what’s occurring.” Throughout his current chat about Diddy’s state of affairs, the president went on to share combined emotions about handing out a pardon and defined why this can be a “troublesome” state of affairs for him:
Yeah, and it is onerous. You already know, such as you, we’re human beings, and we do not prefer to have issues cloud our judgement, proper? However, if you knew somebody and also you had been superb, and then you definately run for workplace and he made some horrible statements, so I do not know… I’m being sincere, it makes it tougher to do.
Interviewer Rob Finnerty then instantly requested President Trump whether or not it will be “extra doubtless a no” on a pardon for Sean Combs, and the president responded with, “I’d say so.” These feedback come weeks after Combs acquired a combined verdict, which noticed him discovered responsible on two counts of two counts of transportation to have interaction in prostitution. Combs was acquitted, nevertheless, on the 2 extra critical costs, which had been racketeering (RICO) and intercourse trafficking.
As Diddy stays in jail, his authorized staff is arguing for his launch, even evoking the star’s reported “swinger” life-style whereas making their case. What the legal professionals are proposing is a $50 million bail package deal that will enable the “Hey Good Morning” performer to await sentencing in his Miami mansion. As of this writing, that package deal has not been authorized. Diddy’s sentencing is ready to happen on October 3 and, primarily based on President Trump’s feedback, he doesn’t appear so inclined on pardoning the rapper down the street.