Overview
- In a New York Times interview, President Trump said Sean “Diddy” Combs asked for a pardon through a letter and that he is not considering clemency.
- The White House referred inquiries to Trump’s remarks, and the president did not produce the letter he referenced.
- Combs was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering but convicted in July 2025 on two counts of transporting people across state lines for prostitution, receiving a roughly 50‑month sentence in October.
- Federal Bureau of Prisons records place Combs at FCI Fort Dix with a projected 2028 release, and his appeal is on an expedited track with oral arguments expected in April 2026.
- Reporting shows Combs’ team sought clemency through Trump-world after sentencing, as Trump noted their relationship soured and said past criticism made a pardon “more difficult,” while also ruling out pardons for Nicolás Maduro, Robert Menendez, and Sam Bankman-Fried.