Coverage dated October 5, 2025 to October 6, 2025

Trump: Sean 'Diddy' Combs asked for a pardon before sentencing

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The convicted hip-hop mogul is just one of the high-profile convicts to have urged the president to grant clemency.

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Deadline
Donald Trump Says Sean “Diddy” Combs Asked Him For A Pardon (opens Deadline)
Published Oct 5, 2025
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The president gave no indication if he would grant one to Combs, sentenced last week to four years.
WUSA9
Trump: Sean 'Diddy' Combs asked for a pardon before sentencing (opens WUSA9)
Published Oct 6, 2025
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The convicted hip-hop mogul is just one of the high-profile convicts to have urged the president to grant clemency.
ABC 30 Fresno
Trump says Sean 'Diddy' Combs asked him for a pardon (opens ABC 30 Fresno)
Published Oct 6, 2025
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The music mogul was sentenced to 50 months in prison on Friday.
KTVZ Bend
Trump confirms Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asked him for a pardon (opens KTVZ Bend)
Published Oct 6, 2025
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By Donald Judd, Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — 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 girlfr…
KEYT Santa Barbara
Trump confirms Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asked him for a pardon | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published Oct 6, 2025
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By Donald Judd, Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has confirmed that Sean “Diddy” Combs has requested a presidential pardon in
Deadline
Trump Pardon For Sean Combs “Still Under Discussion” As Diddy Seeks Move To Cushy Prison For 4-Year Sentence (opens Deadline)
Published Oct 6, 2025
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Trump hasn't killed the idea of a presidential pardon for Diddy, but nothing is written in stone as the performer also seeks a cushier prison to serve out his 4-yr sentence
Breitbart News
Trump Says Diddy Asked Him for a Pardon on Prostitution Charges (opens Breitbart News)
Published Oct 6, 2025
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President Trump confirmed on Monday that music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has requested a pardon on prostitution charges.
Los Angeles Times
Trump confirms it: Sean 'Diddy' Combs has asked for a pardon in prostitution case (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Oct 6, 2025
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs has asked for a presidential pardon, Trump says. The music mogul, convicted on two prostitution-related charges, got more than four years in prison.
Variety
Trump Says That Diddy Asked Him for a Pardon (opens Variety)
Published Oct 6, 2025
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President Donald Trump told a reporter that Sean 'Diddy' Combs has asked him for a pardon.
Fox News
Trump says Diddy asked for presidential pardon after receiving 50-month sentence: 'I call him Puff Daddy' (opens Fox News)
Published Oct 6, 2025
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Sean "Diddy" Combs requested a presidential pardon through President Donald Trump after being sentenced to four years in federal prison on Oct. 3, the president said.

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