Overview

• Trump told reporters he has not followed the case closely but would base any pardon decision solely on evidence of legal mistreatment.
• No formal clemency request has been submitted on Combs’s behalf, though the president acknowledged that advisers are weighing the possibility.
• Combs’s trial in Manhattan federal court has featured testimony from ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and other witnesses alleging sexual and physical abuse.
• The Bad Boy Records founder pleads not guilty to racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and related charges that carry 15 years to life in prison if convicted.
• Since January, Trump has issued dozens of pardons and commutations and emphasized that personal or past relationships will not influence his clemency choices.