President Trump declined to rule out a pardon for disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs if the hip-hop mogul is convicted on federal sex trafficking charges.
Trump made the remarks during an Oval Office press conference alongside Elon Musk on Friday, “Nobody’s asked. But I know people are thinking about it. I know they’re thinking about it. I think some people have been very close to asking,” the president said in response to Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy.
Trump said he hasn’t been following the case closely, but was aware of the extensive media coverage the trial was receiving.
Combs, 55, has been held without bail since his September arrest on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges in Manhattan. Combs’ trial began in early May, and if convicted, the Bad Boy Records founder faces life in prison.
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