Trump Says He Hasn’t Selected Diddy Pardon: “He Was Very Hostile [to Me]”

Donald Trump says he has but to determine whether or not to pardon Sean “Diddy” Combs for his intercourse crimes conviction, admitting that Combs being “very hostile to me” throughout his first time period is enjoying a job within the choice.

The president made the feedback throughout an interview on Newsmax on Friday, the place he was particularly requested whether or not he’s contemplating pardoning Combs. “Properly, he was primarily, I assume, type of half harmless. [He’s] nonetheless in jail or one thing, however he was celebrating a victory. However I assume it wasn’t pretty much as good of a victory,” Trump stated of Combs’ intercourse crimes case, through which he was convicted on two counts of transportation to have interaction in prostitution. Nonetheless, Combs was acquitted of the extra critical costs associated to racketeering and intercourse trafficking.

“I used to be very pleasant with [Combs. Appeared like a pleasant man. I didn’t know him effectively.” Trump continued. “However once I ran for workplace, he was very hostile — and it’s laborious. We don’t wish to have issues cloud our judgment, proper? So I don’t know. It’s harder.”

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Earlier this week, Deadline reported that Trump was “significantly contemplating” pardoning Combs, who faces as much as 20 years in jail. Previous reporting advised that Combs’ staff hoped to attraction to Trump by drawing a comparability between their shared tales — two profitable businessmen supposedly focused by federal prosecutors within the Southern District of New York with “baseless” accusations of sexual assault.

Combs’ sentencing date is ready for October third.

Q: Sean Diddy Combs. Would you contemplate pardoning him? 

Properly, he was primarily, I assume, type of half harmless. In all probability— I used to be very pleasant with him however once I ran for workplace he was very hostile and it’s laborious. So, I do not know, it is harder.

Q: Extra doubtless a no?… pic.twitter.com/FrrzquR6qs

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