"During an interview with the New York Times, the 79-year-old MAGA leader said that Diddy asked me for a pardon through a letter, but he was not considering granting his request. When probed about further details, the president teased: Oh, would you like to see that letter? but did not produce it. When asked for a copy or a description of the note, the White House only referred back to Trump's comments."
"I would certainly look at the facts if I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don't like me, Trump said at the time, acknowledging that his fellow New York native used to really like me a lot prior to him entering politics. I haven't spoken to him in years, Trump said. I think when I ran for politics that relationship sort of busted up."
"He did not tell the New York Times why he wasn't considering clemency for Combs, though he has previously gone back and forth when discussing the topic. In May, prior to Diddy's conviction on prostitution-related charges, Trump teased the possibility of a pardon for the Bad Boy Records founder, with whom he used to rub elbows in celebrity social circles."
President Trump declined to grant a pardon to Sean Diddy Combs after reportedly receiving a personal letter requesting clemency and indicated the pardon was off the table. He teased the existence of the letter but did not produce it, and the White House provided no copy or description. Trump said he has no plans to pardon other high-profile figures such as Sam Bankman-Fried, Robert Menendez, or Nicolas Maduro. Trump has issued recent pardons for figures including Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, ex-Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez, allies charged in the Jan. 6 attack, and Rudy Giuliani. Trump previously suggested he might consider Diddy before the conviction and noted a cooled personal relationship after Diddy entered politics.
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