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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump has confirmed that Sean "Diddy" Combs had requested a pardon connected his prostitution-related felony conviction.
"A batch of radical person asked maine for pardons," Trump told journalists successful the Oval Office connected Monday. "I telephone him Puff Daddy; helium has asked maine for a pardon."
Combs’ attorneys did not instantly instrumentality a petition for remark from NewsNation.
The euphony shaper was sentenced to 4 years and 2 months past week aft being convicted successful July connected 2 counts of proscription to prosecute successful prostitution nether the Mann Act.
Combs was the halfway of a months-long proceedings earlier this year, which enactment his clout and personage successful absorption astir accusations of quality trafficking and prostitution.
He was acquitted of larger racketeering and enactment trafficking charges.
Trump said helium volition ‘speak to the DOJ’ astir Ghislane Maxwell pardon request
The president’s comments regarding Combs came amid questions connected whether helium would pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned erstwhile woman of Jeffrey Epstein.
“I wouldn't see it oregon not consider. I don't cognize thing astir it, but I'll talk to the DOJ (Department of Justice)," Trump said. “I person to inquire DOJ. I didn't cognize they rejected it. I didn't cognize she was adjacent asking for it.”
Epstein’s co-conspirator was convicted successful 2021 for her portion successful the enactment trafficking of insignificant females for 20 years successful national situation aft her apprehension successful Manhattan successful 2019.
The Supreme Court connected Monday rejected an entreaty from Maxwell. Her lawyers had argued that she ne'er should person been tried oregon convicted for her relation successful luring girls to beryllium sexually abused by Epstein.
