London
17 °C
Manchester
Glasgow
Dublin
16 °C
Belfast
18 °C
Washington
20 °C
Denver
Atlanta
Dallas
Houston Texas
New Orleans
24 °C
El Paso
18 °C
Phoenix
Los Angeles
6 °C
22 °C
25 °C
11 °C
19 °C
Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeking Trump pardon: lawyer / Photo: ANGELA WEISS - AFP/File
Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeking Trump pardon: lawyer
Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is to be sentenced in October for his conviction on prostitution-related charges, is seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump, one of his lawyers said Tuesday.
"It's my understanding that we've reached out and had conversations in reference to a pardon," Nicole Westmoreland told CNN in an interview.
Trump has indicated, however, that he is unlikely to grant a pardon to the 55-year-old Combs.
"I was very friendly with him. I got along with him great and he seemed like a nice guy," Trump said in an interview on Friday with Newsmax. "I didn't know him well, but when I ran for office, he was very hostile."
Asked if that meant he was not inclined to pardon Combs, Trump said: "I would say so, yeah."
A New York jury found Combs guilty last month of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
He was acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking charges after a marathon trial in which he was accused of harrowing abuse.
Sentencing has been set for October 3.
(P.Davis--TAG)
