Overview
- Trump told reporters at the White House that Sean "Diddy" Combs personally requested clemency.
- He did not commit to a decision, and in a prior Newsmax interview he said a pardon was unlikely because Combs had been hostile to his campaign, with reporting noting Trump’s clemency often favors allies.
- On Oct. 2, a federal judge sentenced Combs to 50 months in prison and a $500,000 fine following convictions related to prostitution under the Mann Act.
- The jury acquitted Combs of the more serious organized-crime and human-trafficking counts, and his detention at Brooklyn’s MDC since September 2024 will be credited toward his term.
- Combs’ legal team said it will appeal the verdict and sentence, arguing the punishment far exceeded what the defense sought.