Donald Trump Denies Sean “Diddy” Combs Pardon Request
Donald Trump has rejected Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request for a presidential pardon, saying he has no intention of granting clemency to the music mogul.
Combs, 56, is serving a four-year prison sentence after being convicted last July on two counts of transporting people across state lines for prostitution. He was acquitted of the more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Trump confirmed that Combs had sent him a letter seeking a pardon but added that he was not inclined to act on it.
In an interview with The New York Times published Thursday, Trump also made it clear he does not plan to pardon several other high-profile figures, including deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, disgraced crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried, and former Democratic senator Robert Menendez. When asked about Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, Trump said he had not been approached regarding a pardon.
Trump has granted clemency to a number of individuals in the past, including over 1,500 people involved in the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack and Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking.
The former president’s comments underscore his selective approach to pardons, favoring political allies and loyalists while denying requests from celebrities and other controversial figures.
