Embattled music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs who is set to be sentenced in October for his conviction on prostitution-related charges, is pursuing a pardon from United States President Donald Trump, according to a statement from one of his lawyers on Tuesday.
“It’s my understanding that we’ve reached out and had conversations in reference to a pardon,” Nicole Westmoreland told CNN in an interview.
Trump has, however, indicated bluntly that he is unlikely to grant a pardon to the 55-year-old Combs.
“I was very friendly with him. I got along with him great and he seemed like a nice guy,” Trump said in an interview on Friday with Newsmax.
“I didn’t know him well, but when I ran for office, he was very hostile.”
“If that meant he was not inclined to pardon Combs, Trump said, “I would say so, yeah.”
A New York jury found Combs guilty last month of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
LEADERSHIP recalls that Combs was acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking charges after a marathon trial in which he was accused of harrowing abuse.
Sentencing has been set for October 3.
