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Donald Trump has given a definitive reply on whether or not he’ll grant Diddy‘s request for a pardon — and it’s not excellent news for the Bad Boy boss.
In an interview with The New York Times on Wednesday (January 7), President Trump revealed that Puffy had “requested me for a pardon … by way of a letter.”
However, “Mr. Trump stated he isn’t contemplating granting the request,” the publication reported. “Mr. Trump additionally indicated that he had no intention of pardoning a number of different high-profile individuals.”
The existence of the letter has not been beforehand reported, however final summer season considered one of Diddy’s attorneys, Nicole Westmoreland, informed CNN that “we’ve reached out and had conversations in reference to a pardon.”
Months later, TMZ reported that Trump was considering granting clemency to Diddy, who’s serving a four-year jail sentence on prostition-related prices.
“The President is ‘vacillating’ on a commutation. We’re informed among the W.H. workers are urging Trump to not commute the sentence,” the outlet reported. “But, our supply states the apparent — ‘Trump will do what he needs,’ and we’re informed Trump may set Diddy free as early as this week.”
However, the White House denied this report, with an official telling the National News Desk that it was “faux information” that Trump was contemplating commuting Diddy’s sentence.
Despite as soon as being social acquaintances, Trump beforehand indicated that he wouldn’t grant Diddy any favors in relation to his authorized issues.
“I used to be very pleasant with him. I bought together with him nice, and [he] appeared like a pleasant man. I didn’t know him effectively,” the president informed the cable community Newsmax final 12 months. “But after I ran for workplace, he was very hostile.”
Trump added that the rap mogul’s criticism of his presidential marketing campaign would make it “tougher” for him to pardon him.
In a 2020 interview with Charlamagne Tha God, Diddy stated he believed {that a} “race battle” would erupt if Trump was voted again into workplace for a second time period.
He added: “White males like Trump must be banished.”
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