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Will Diddy get pardon from Trump? Not unreasonable, attorney says

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Newest development Aug 2, 2025 · 3 reportsTrump Says Sean Combs Pardon Is 'More Difficult to Do' Since Combs Was 'Hostile' to Him

Reports that President Trump may pardon Sean “Diddy” Combs have picked up steam, although the White House isn’t talking. Still, defense attorney Mark Geragos says the idea that the jailed music mogul could catch a break isn’t far-fetched, given his acquittal on the most serious charges against him.

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  1. Will Diddy get pardon from Trump? Not unreasonable, attorney says

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    Trump Says Sean Combs Pardon Is 'More Difficult to Do' Since Combs Was 'Hostile' to Him

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  1. New York Post

    Megyn Kelly urges Trump not to pardon Diddy: ‘He doesn’t deserve it’ (opens New York Post)

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    Journalist Megyn Kelly urged President Trump to not even consider pardoning Sean "Diddy" Combs.

  2. News Nation Now

    Will Diddy get pardon from Trump? Not unreasonable, attorney says (opens News Nation Now)

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    Reports that President Trump may pardon Sean “Diddy” Combs have picked up steam, although the White House isn’t talking. Still, defense attorney Mark Geragos says the idea that the jailed music mogul could catch a break isn’t far-fetched, given his acquittal on the most serious charges against him.

  3. Rolling Stone

    Sean Combs' Allies Have Upped Pardon Talks. His Survivors Want to Shut Them Down (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Some Sean "Diddy" Combs’ survivors are in talks to send a letter to President Donald Trump urging him against the idea of pardoning the mogul.

  4. Rolling Stone

    Trump Says Sean Combs Pardon Is 'More Difficult to Do' Since Combs Was 'Hostile' to Him (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Donald Trump called Sean "Diddy" Combs "half-innocent" but agreed when asked if a presidential pardon was “more likely a no.”

  5. Black Enterprise

    Probably No Pardon For Puff: Trump Says Diddy’s ‘Half-Innocent’ And Was Mean To Him (opens Black Enterprise)

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    In a recent interview Trump insinuated that pardons will depend on his personal feelings, says Sean Combs likely won't get one from him.

  6. The Guardian

    Trump says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s past comments make pardoning him ‘more difficult’ (opens The Guardian)

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    They partied together and called each other friends in the past, but in 2020 Combs said Trump should be ‘banished’

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