Just in : Trump Takes Aim at Diddy’s Election Remarks, Says They’d Make a Pardon ‘More Difficult…See More

Trump Takes Aim at Diddy’s Election Remarks, Says They’d Make a Pardon ‘More Difficult…See More

Donald Trump is revealing where he currently stands on potentially pardoning Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Months after telling reporters during a White House press briefing that he would “certainly look at the facts” when it came to considering a pardon amid the music mogul’s then-trial, the president, 79, revealed on Friday, Aug. 1, that a pardon isn’t likely to come for Combs, 55.
Trump’s latest comments arrive nearly a month after Combs was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges and convicted of lesser charges of transportation to engage in prostitution following his high-profile federal trial in New York City.

“Well, he was essentially, I guess, sort of half-innocent,” Trump told Newsmax’s Rob Finnerty. “I don’t know what they do, still in jail or something. But he was celebrating a victory, but I guess it wasn’t as good of a victory.”
Trump then elaborated on his personal ties to Combs, who he had been photographed with during several events dating back to the late ’90s.

As he explained, he was “very friendly” with the Bad Boy Records boss at one point. “I got along with him great. Seemed like a nice guy. I didn’t know him well. But when I ran for office, he was very hostile. … It’s hard,” Trump said