By Olivier Acuña Barba •
Revealed: 02 Aug 2025 • 22:25
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A number of media retailers reported that President Donald Trump had been contemplating a pardon for Sean “Diddy” Combs, with whom he had partied in public and exchanged mutual declarations of friendship earlier than successful his two presidencies.
Nonetheless, Trump spoke about Combs throughout an interview on Friday evening on the pleasant environs of Newsmax, the place he mentioned a pardon for the hip hop multimillionaire could be tough due to his previous criticism of him.
“He was basically, I assume, type of half-innocent. I don’t know what they do, he’s nonetheless in jail or one thing,” Trump remarked to Newsmax host Rob Finnerty. “He was celebrating a victory, however I assume it wasn’t pretty much as good of a victory.”
‘Don’t actually give a f&ck about Trump’
Trump was possible referring to when Combs difficult issues for himself by having advised the Every day Beast in 2017 that he didn’t “actually give a fuck about Trump”. And in 2020, when Trump’s first presidency led to defeat to Joe Biden, Combs – who’s Black – advised radio host Charlamagne tha God that “white males like Trump have to be banished”.
“Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Would you take into account pardoning him?” Newsmax’s Rob Finnerty requested the president. Trump didn’t reply instantly however mentioned that the adverse feedback that Combs made about him would make it “harder.”
Throughout the interview, Trump mentioned “in all probability…” earlier than pausing and revealing to Finnerty, “You recognize, I used to be very pleasant with him, I bought together with him nice, appeared like a pleasant man. I didn’t know him nicely, however once I ran for workplace, he was very hostile.” The Newsmax host famous then that “he mentioned some not-so-nice issues about you, sir.”
‘He made some horrible statements’
“Yeah, and it’s laborious. You recognize, such as you, we’re human beings and we don’t prefer to have issues cloud our judgment, proper?” Trump mentioned. “However if you knew somebody and also you had been fantastic and then you definately run for workplace and he made some horrible statements… so I don’t know… it makes it harder to do.”
On July 2, jurors discovered Combs not responsible of probably the most critical prices of racketeering and intercourse trafficking ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura Advantageous and a lady often known as “Jane” in his sweeping trial that just about lasted two months.
Prosecutors had accused him of coercing the ladies to take part in drug-fueled intercourse events often known as freak-offs that generally final for days.
Combs was convicted on two lesser prices of transportation to interact in prostitution and can be sentenced quickly. He may resist 10 years in jail, which within the US is normally served in half the time.
‘Trump mustn’t pardon Diddy’
Trump first talked about the potential for pardoning Combs on Could thirtieth within the Oval Workplace. “No one’s requested” a couple of pardon, the president mentioned. “However I do know persons are fascinated about it. I do know they’re fascinated about it. I believe some individuals have been very near asking.” Trump added, “I haven’t spoken to him in years. He actually preferred me loads.”
A day earlier, conservative host Megyn Kelly urged Trump towards probably pardoning Combs. Kelly mentioned in an X put up on July thirtieth that “Trump mustn’t pardon Diddy” as a result of “he doesn’t deserve it.”
“He’s a Trump hater. He’s a lady abuser. MAGA is already upset over elites seeming to cowl for one another. This may not assist. GOP battling w/younger feminine voters, most of whom will HATE a Diddy pardon,” Kelly wrote.