Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is serving a four-year prison sentence for prostitution-related crimes, has asked Donald Trump for a pardon. As per reports, the US president said he does not plan to grant clemency to the hip-hop star.Trump, in an interview with The New York Times published Thursday, said he does not plan to issue pardons to several other high-profile individuals, including deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
Diddy writes letter to Donald Trump seeking pardon
The US President told the Times during Wednesday’s interview that Combs had sent him a letter asking for a pardon but he was not inclined to grant it. As per the report, Trump said Combs “asked me for a pardon … through a letter.”The 56-year-old Combs was convicted last July of two counts of transporting people across state lines for prostitution. A jury acquitted the music mogul of the most serious charges – sex trafficking and racketeering.
Diddy’s previous attempts at getting a pardon
This is not the first time that the star has reached out to Trump for a pardon. Last October, the president, in a press conference, indicated that Combs wanted his help. “I call him Puff Daddy. He has asked me for a pardon,” Trump said. As per Deadline, he had significantly cooled to granting Combs the break he sought. The report states, “It was always going to be a long shot if he would grant the pardon or not.”Diddy’s team has not yet responded to the latest claims and the status of any pardon.
Donald Trump on pardoning others
Trump was also asked about pardoning Maduro, who was seized by US forces over the weekend and is facing drug trafficking charges, Trump said, “No, I don’t see that.”On the day of his inauguration Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people who had been convicted or were facing charges for involvement in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by his supporters.He has carried out a slew of other pardons since then of other loyalists.
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