Simply months after insisting he wasn’t contemplating a pardon for Sean “Diddy” Combs, President Donald Trump is reportedly nonetheless weighing the likelihood behind closed doorways.
In accordance with a report from CBS Information late final week, Diddy’s title apparently stays within the combine — or not less than it did as lately as a pair days in the past — as Trump discusses a brand new spherical of potential clemency selections along with his advisers.
Now, earlier than anybody begins celebrating or panicking, there’s an vital catch. The outlet stories that Diddy is not anticipated to be included among the many formal suggestions coming from the White Home pardon staff. And positive sufficient, one other outlet on Saturday reported Diddy was certainly NOT listed on the ultimate pardon suggestions type.
Besides, one White Home official reminded the outlet that Trump has the ultimate phrase on any clemency resolution, saying the president is “the last word decider” in terms of pardons. Yeah…
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If this all sounds acquainted, that’s as a result of related rumors have been swirling for months. TMZ beforehand reported that Trump had been going backwards and forwards on whether or not to commute Diddy’s sentence, with some folks contained in the White Home reportedly urging him to not transfer ahead. Though the White Home disputed that reporting on the time, the outlet stood by its story.
Including much more intrigue, different stories additionally beforehand claimed that Diddy had been telling fellow inmates at FCI Fort Dix about how he believed a presidential pardon would arrive someday in early 2026. However then got here a seemingly very completely different message: again in January, Trump himself instructed the New York Instances that Diddy had written to him requesting clemency, whereas additionally saying he was not contemplating granting it.
And once more, the opposite day, Supply (under) claimed that the pardon could also be off the desk — er, not less than for now:
However clearly, it’s clear that lengthy-term, the pardon dialog apparently isn’t fully over.
After all, Diddy is presently serving a federal jail sentence of simply over 4 years after his 2025 conviction on two counts of transportation to interact in prostitution. He was acquitted of the extra critical intercourse trafficking and racketeering conspiracy costs throughout his trial.
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And all of the pardon discuss comes now as a result of Trump has of late been reviewing a broader checklist of attainable pardons and clemency actions, with lobbying efforts reportedly ramping up in current weeks as numerous people search presidential intervention.
Whether or not Diddy in the end receives a pardon stays anybody’s guess. Reactions, y’all?! Share ’em (under)…
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