US President Donald Trump on Friday floated the possibility of pardoning Sean “Diddy” Combs, stating that he “would certainly look at the facts”.
At a White House news conference, Donald Trump said that nobody has asked him to pardon the hip-hop mogul. For those who don’t know, in a 2012 episode of the reality show Celebrity Apprentice, Donald Trump said that he was friends with Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“I think some people have been very close to asking. First of all, I’d look at what’s happening, and I haven’t been watching it too closely, although it’s certainly getting a lot of coverage,” Mr Trump was quoted as saying by Reuters.
His statement came during the Oval Office press conference with the world’s richest person, Elon Musk, who recently exited as the chief of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Mr Trump also highlighted that he has not seen Sean Combs and 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, from what I read. I don’t know — he didn’t tell me that, but I’d read some little bit nasty statements,” he added.
Donald Trump added that he “would certainly look at the facts” in the much-talked-about case.
“If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don’t like me, it wouldn’t have any impact on me,” he said.
Meanwhile, Sean “Diddy” Combs has pleaded not guilty to five felony counts of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, as well as transportation to engage in prostitution.
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