President Donald Trump is reportedly “seriously considering” granting a pardon to Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is awaiting sentencing in a Brooklyn jail after being convicted on two prostitution-related charges.
Combs, 55, was acquitted earlier this month on the most severe charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering, but a jury still found him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
He faces up to 10 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for Oct. 3.
Sources told Deadline that the pardon talk has moved “from just another Trump weave to an actionable event.”
The idea of a pardon has circulated since the beginning of Combs’ trial.
In May, Trump said, “Nobody’s asked but I know people are thinking about it.”
“Some people have been very close to asking,” he added.
“First of all, I’d look at what’s happening. I haven’t been watching it too closely, although it’s certainly getting a lot of coverage,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office.
“I haven’t seen him, I haven’t spoken to him in years. He used to really like me a lot, but I think when I ran for politics that relationship busted up,” Trump said. “I’d read some nasty statements