Overview

• Trump told reporters at a White House press briefing that he would examine the case details before deciding whether to grant a pardon.
• Prosecutors say more than 120 people, including 25 minors, were coerced into drug- and sex-fueled parties under Combs’s direction.
• A former assistant identified as 'Mia' described enduring repeated violence and sexualized assaults while working for Combs between 2009 and 2017.
• Combs maintains his innocence, denying all allegations and arguing that any encounters were consensual.
• Critics note that Trump’s history of pardons often benefits well-connected individuals, intensifying scrutiny of a possible intervention for Combs.