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Trump confirmed that Combs had written seeking to be freed but said he was “not inclined” to approve it. Trump also stated he does not plan to offer clemency to several other inmates, including Nicolas Maduro, Sam Bankman-Fried and Robert Menendez.
Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is serving a four-year federal prison sentence for prostitution-related crimes, has asked US President Donald Trump for a pardon, but Trump has said he does not intend to grant clemency to the hip-hop mogul.
Trump, in an interview with The New York Times published on Thursday (January 8), said Combs had written to him seeking a pardon but that he was “not inclined” to approve the request.
The 56-year-old music executive was convicted in July last year on two counts of transporting people across state lines for prostitution. A jury acquitted Combs of the most serious charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering.
Trump rules out pardon for Maduro
Trump also ruled out a pardon for Nicolas Maduro, the deposed Venezuelan leader who was seized by US forces over the weekend and is facing drug trafficking charges.
Asked whether he would consider clemency for Maduro, Trump told the Times: “No, I don’t see that.”
No pardons for Bankman-Fried, Menendez
The President said he also does not plan to pardon several other high-profile prisoners, including Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur serving a 25-year sentence, and former Democratic senator Robert Menendez, who is serving an 11-year prison term for accepting bribes.
Chauvin pardon not under consideration
Trump was also asked whether he would consider pardoning Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020.
“I haven’t been asked about it,” Trump said, according to the report.
Record of selective pardons
In November, Trump pardoned former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who had been sentenced to 45 years in prison on drug trafficking charges.
On the day of his inauguration, Trump also issued more than 1,500 pardons to individuals convicted or charged for their roles in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, and has since granted clemency to several political allies.
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