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Regardless of being discovered not responsible of intercourse trafficking and racketeering, Sean “Diddy” Combs continues to be behind bars as he awaits sentencing on lesser prices.
Having already been locked up for 11 months, Combs is perhaps let loose on time served when he goes in entrance of choose for a sentencing listening to in October.
Prosecutors are requesting 20 years, however authorized specialists say that’s unlikely that Diddy will obtain such a harsh sentence.
Nonetheless, it’s not exhausting to see why Combs would possibly desire to not take any probabilities.
Sean “Diddy” Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Backyard Area on Might 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Frazer Harrison/Getty Photos)
And apparently, that’s the place Donald Trump is available in …
Insiders say Trump is contemplating pardoning Diddy
For months now, there’s been speak of Combs’ campaigning for a pardon from President Donald Trump.
Trump has acknowledged the potential for such a transfer, however he has not revealed the place he stands on the matter.
There was a time when a pardon for Combs would have resulted in outrage, even amongst Trump’s supporters.
However Diddy’s acquittal on the extra severe prices has resulted in a shift in public notion.
And now, the disgraced mogul is reportedly the topic of some very high-level talks.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for bilateral talks at Trump Turnberry golf membership on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. (Photograph by Andrew Harnik/Getty Photos)
Is Trump severe about pardoing Diddy, or is it simply one other ‘weave?’
Insiders inform Deadline that the potential for a pardon has gone from “just another Trump weave to an actionable event.”
Prior to now, Trump has referred to the tactical and rhetorical tips he makes use of to sidestep inconvenient points and nil in on expedient ones as “weaves.”
On this case, a lot of his critics, together with Reverend Al Sharpton have accused the president of utilizing superstar feuds, equivalent to his latest beef with Beyonce to distract from the continued uproar over the Jeffrey Epstein information.
Trump went from promising the discharge of the late intercourse trafficker’s shopper checklist to claiming that no such checklist exists and inspiring his followers to maneuver on.
Pardoning a intercourse offender within the wake of such an issue would possibly look like an outrageous blunder.
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he performs a spherical of golf at Trump Turnberry golf course throughout his go to to the UK on July 27, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. (Photograph by Christopher Furlong/Getty Photos)
However many MAGA loyalists applauded when Trump pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley again in Might, and the president is perhaps hoping to attain a PR win by letting one more superstar off the hook.
We’re positive his administration would welcome the distraction from extra inconvenient issues.
However a lot of Trump’s most high-profile supporters, together with journalist Megyn Kelly, are staunchly against the thought.
“Trump should not pardon Diddy” Kelly tweeted at the moment.
She defined that “he doesn’t deserve it” and listed a number of the explanation why it could such a transfer could be wildly unpopular:
“He’s a Trump hater. He’s a woman abuser. MAGA is already upset over elites seeming to cover for each other. This would not help. GOP struggling w/young female voters, most of whom will HATE a Diddy pardon,” Kelly continued.
However as we’ve discovered many instances lately, Trump is gonna do what Trump is gonna do. So don’t be stunned if Diddy is quickly cleared of any authorized wrongdoing.
