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\n Related: <\/span>President Donald Trump Confirms Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Asked Him for a Pardon<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tBefore Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs\u2019 trial had even ended, observers began speculating about whether President Donald Trump would pardon him. The chatter increased in the spring after the president pardoned reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022. The former Chrisley Knows Best stars, who have maintained [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Diddy, 55, was sentenced to 50 months \u2014 just over four years \u2014 in prison on October 3. The year he has spent in prison since his September 2024 arrest<\/a> will count towards his sentence.<\/p>\nDuring the music mogul\u2019s sentencing hearing<\/a>, Judge Arun Subramanian<\/strong> also fined Diddy $500,000 and ordered him to five years of supervised release when he leaves prison.<\/p>\nDiddy was found guilty<\/a> on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July, following a two-month trial. He was cleared of three further charges: two counts of sex trafficking and one count of racketeering conspiracy.<\/p>\nDiddy has maintained his innocence and denied all the charges against him.<\/p>\n
The \u201cI\u2019ll Be Missing You\u201d rapper was first arrested in September 2024<\/a> after a federal indictment was issued. His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo<\/strong>, told Us<\/em> in a statement at the time, \u201cWe are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office. Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n![\"Complete](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Complete-Timeline-of-All-the-Allegations-and-the-Verdict-in-the-Diddy-Trial.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=400%2C225&quality=55&strip=all\")
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\n Related: <\/span>A Complete Timeline of Allegations and Verdict in the Diddy Trial<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tSince the trial of Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs kicked off at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in New York City on May 5, numerous witnesses have taken the stand to testify about their alleged interactions with the rapper. Diddy was arrested in September 2024 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In an August 1 interview, following Diddy\u2019s conviction, Trump weighed<\/a> in on potentially issuing Diddy a pardon.<\/p>\n\u201cWell, he was essentially, sort of, half-innocent. I don\u2019t know what they do that he\u2019s still in jail or something. He was celebrating a victory, but I guess it wasn\u2019t as good a victory,\u201d Trump told Newsmax\u2019s Rob Finnerty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\u201cI was very friendly with him, got along with him great, seemed like a nice guy, didn\u2019t know him well,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBut when I ran for office he was very hostile. But it was hard, we\u2019re human beings and we don\u2019t like to have things cloud our judgement, right? But when you knew someone and you were fine and then you run for office and he made some terrible statements \u2026 so I don\u2019t know, it makes it more difficult to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another of Diddy\u2019s attorneys, Nicole Westmoreland<\/strong>, told celebrity.land on August 5<\/a> that someone in Diddy\u2019s camp had reached out to the president for a pardon.<\/p>\n
During the music mogul\u2019s sentencing hearing<\/a>, Judge Arun Subramanian<\/strong> also fined Diddy $500,000 and ordered him to five years of supervised release when he leaves prison.<\/p>\n Diddy was found guilty<\/a> on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July, following a two-month trial. He was cleared of three further charges: two counts of sex trafficking and one count of racketeering conspiracy.<\/p>\n Diddy has maintained his innocence and denied all the charges against him.<\/p>\n The \u201cI\u2019ll Be Missing You\u201d rapper was first arrested in September 2024<\/a> after a federal indictment was issued. His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo<\/strong>, told Us<\/em> in a statement at the time, \u201cWe are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office. Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tSince the trial of Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs kicked off at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in New York City on May 5, numerous witnesses have taken the stand to testify about their alleged interactions with the rapper. Diddy was arrested in September 2024 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In an August 1 interview, following Diddy\u2019s conviction, Trump weighed<\/a> in on potentially issuing Diddy a pardon.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, he was essentially, sort of, half-innocent. I don\u2019t know what they do that he\u2019s still in jail or something. He was celebrating a victory, but I guess it wasn\u2019t as good a victory,\u201d Trump told Newsmax\u2019s Rob Finnerty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cI was very friendly with him, got along with him great, seemed like a nice guy, didn\u2019t know him well,\u201d Trump said. \u201cBut when I ran for office he was very hostile. But it was hard, we\u2019re human beings and we don\u2019t like to have things cloud our judgement, right? But when you knew someone and you were fine and then you run for office and he made some terrible statements \u2026 so I don\u2019t know, it makes it more difficult to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Another of Diddy\u2019s attorneys, Nicole Westmoreland<\/strong>, told celebrity.land on August 5<\/a> that someone in Diddy\u2019s camp had reached out to the president for a pardon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t
\n Related: <\/span>A Complete Timeline of Allegations and Verdict in the Diddy Trial<\/span><\/a>
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