Sean “Diddy” Combs already averted a possible life jail sentence after being discovered not responsible of probably the most severe federal fees towards him final month. Now, Deadline experiences that Donald Trump is “critically contemplating” pardoning him for the intercourse crimes he was convicted of.
The disgraced hip-hop mogul faces as much as 20 years in jail after being discovered responsible of two counts of transportation for the aim of prostitution (he was discovered not responsible of racketeering and intercourse trafficking). Nonetheless, as a result of normal sentencing pointers and time already served, authorized consultants count on him to obtain a shorter sentence, seemingly within the vary of two to three years.
However together with his sentencing date set for October third, Deadline experiences that there’s “now a definite chance Combs might not see one other day behind bars as Oval Workplace consideration of a [sic] pardon has grown in latest days.” Deadline additionally speculates that Trump’s consideration of a pardon is partially motivated by Trump’s makes an attempt to shift consideration away from the Jeffrey Epstein story.
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Trump beforehand referred to Combs as a “good buddy of mine” throughout a 2012 episode of Superstar Apprentice and was additionally an everyday attendee at his birthday events.