Overview
- Trump told the New York Times that Sean “Diddy” Combs asked for a pardon in a written letter and said he is not considering the request.
- The president offered to show reporters the letter but did not produce it, and the White House referred inquiries back to his comments.
- Combs was convicted in July 2025 on two counts of transporting people to engage in prostitution, acquitted of sex‑trafficking and racketeering, and sentenced to 50 months in October.
- He is incarcerated at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey and has a projected Bureau of Prisons release date of June 4, 2028, according to People.
- Combs has appealed his conviction and sentence, while Trump also indicated he is not considering pardons for Nicolás Maduro, Sam Bankman‑Fried, or Robert Menendez.