Trump confirms Sean 'Diddy' Combs asked him for a pardon

Trump confirms Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asked him for a pardon

After deliberating for less than an hour Wednesday morning, the jury in the Shandy Combs case indicated that they had reached *** unanimous verdict not guilty on the most serious charges of racketeering conspiracy, but guilty of transportation. To engage in prostitution. This ruling from the jury in this case prompted big reactions from Holmes and his family who were overjoyed at this news and big reactions outside of the courthouse where Holmes has some supporters. The jury in the federal trial of hip hop mogul Sean Diddy Combs has come to *** verdict guilty on the charge of transportation to engage in prostitution, but not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The jury made up of 8 men and 4 women, heard from 34 witnesses called by the prosecution, including two of Combs's former girlfriends, Cassie Ventura, and *** woman testifying under the. Alias Jane. Both women testified Combs forced them to engage in sexual encounters referred to as freak offs and hotel nights. Ventura spoke on the stand about violence she endured throughout the course of her 11-year relationship with Combs. Jurors watched this hotel surveillance video from 2016 showing Combs dragging and kicking Ventura several times throughout the course of the trial. Ventura's attorney read *** statement from her after she testified, I hope that my testimony has given strength. And *** voice to other survivors and can help others who have suffered to speak up. Combs's defense team never denied allegations of domestic abuse but instead argued the two women participated willingly in the sexual encounters. Jurors heard from Combs's former personal assistants, *** male sex worker, and other former employees. The defense rested its case after less than 30 minutes, only reading text messages into the record. Combs did not testify. Transportation to engage in prostitution carries *** possible maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison. At this point we don't know if Holmes is going to be released from custody today while he awaits that sentencing. That's something the judge will rule on later this afternoon in lower Manhattan. I'm Lee Waldman reporting.

Updated: 9:09 PM CDT Oct 6, 2025

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Trump confirms Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asked him for a pardon

Updated: 9:09 PM CDT Oct 6, 2025

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President Donald Trump has confirmed that Sean “Diddy” Combs has requested a presidential pardon in connection with his federal criminal case.While speaking with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Monday regarding a potential pardon for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, Trump mentioned that “a lot of people have asked me for pardons,” including Combs, who was sentenced Friday to more than four years in prison for his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.In August, a member of Combs’ defense team told CNN that the music mogul’s camp had reached out to the Trump administration about a potential pardon.“It’s my understanding that we’ve reached out and had conversations in reference to a pardon,” attorney Nicole Westmoreland told CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister at the time.Trump had previously indicated that he was unlikely to pardon Combs during an interview with Newsmax, saying, “I was very friendly with him, I got along with him great and he seemed like a nice guy. I didn’t know him well. But when I ran for office, he was very hostile.”Trump added at the time that this made pardoning Combs “more difficult to do.”When contacted by CNN regarding Westmoreland’s comments in August, a White House official said they “will not comment on the existence or nonexistence of any clemency request.”Also on Monday, lawyers for Combs asked Judge Arun Subramanian – who sentenced the disgraced mogul on Friday – to recommend to the Bureau of Prisons that Combs be placed at a low security federal correctional facility in Fort Dix, New Jersey where he can “address drug abuse issues” and “maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts.”

President Donald Trump has confirmed that Sean “Diddy” Combs has requested a presidential pardon in connection with his federal criminal case.

While speaking with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Monday regarding a potential pardon for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, Trump mentioned that “a lot of people have asked me for pardons,” including Combs, who was sentenced Friday to more than four years in prison for his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

In August, a member of Combs’ defense team to the Trump administration about a potential pardon.

“It’s my understanding that we’ve reached out and had conversations in reference to a pardon,” attorney Nicole Westmoreland told CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister at the time.

Trump had previously indicated that he was unlikely to pardon Combs during an with Newsmax, saying, “I was very friendly with him, I got along with him great and he seemed like a nice guy. I didn’t know him well. But when I ran for office, he was very hostile.”

Trump added at the time that this made pardoning Combs “more difficult to do.”

When contacted by CNN regarding Westmoreland’s comments in August, a White House official said they “will not comment on the existence or nonexistence of any clemency request.”

Also on Monday, lawyers for Combs asked Judge Arun Subramanian – who sentenced the disgraced mogul on Friday – to recommend to the Bureau of Prisons that Combs be placed at a low security federal correctional facility in Fort Dix, New Jersey where he can “address drug abuse issues” and “maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts.”

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