Trump Says Diddy’s ‘Half-Harmless’ And Was Imply To Him

[ad_1] by Daniel Johnson August 2, 2025

Trump's feedback counsel his use of the ability of the presidential pardon will probably be restricted to those that haven't been crucial of him.

On Aug. 1, Donald Trump doubled down on his earlier feedback relating to his reticence to pardon disgraced music mogul Sean Combs, referring to him as “half-innocent” and insinuating that as a result of the Dangerous Boy figurehead was much less prone to obtain a pardon than others as a result of he had been crucial of Trump up to now.

In line with Rolling Stone, Combs, who was discovered responsible on two counts of transportation to interact in prostitution on July 2, however was discovered not responsible of the extra severe intercourse trafficking and racketeering conspiracy costs, is going through as much as a ten yr sentence.

Nevertheless, authorized specialists who spoke to the outlet anticipate that Combs will obtain considerably lower than the utmost punishment for his crimes when he's sentenced on Oct. 3.

In an interview with Newsmax‘s Rob Finnerty, Trump insinuated that he doesn’t totally imagine that Combs is harmless and in addition famous that as a result of Combs has been outspoken about his dislike for Trump up to now that he probably wouldn’t pardon him.

“Half harmless.” Trump says he “most likely” will “contemplate”pardoning Sean “Diddy” Combs, however admits his private emotions about somebody decide who will get a pardon. pic.twitter.com/TM0B1VBo3H

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Throughout the interview, Trump mirrored on his relationship with Combs, noting that he was as soon as “very pleasant with him. I received together with him nice, and [he] appeared like a pleasant man. I didn’t know him effectively. However after I ran for workplace, he was very hostile. It’s onerous, ? We’re human beings. And we don’t wish to have issues cloud our judgment, proper? However if you knew somebody and also you had been wonderful, and you then run for workplace, and he made some horrible statements. So I don’t know …. it makes it tougher to do.”

He concluded, “Nicely, he was primarily, I assume, type of half-innocent. [He’s] nonetheless in jail or one thing, however he was celebrating a victory. However I assume it wasn’t pretty much as good of a victory.” Prior to those feedback from Trump, there was hypothesis that he might transfer for a full pardon of the entertainer earlier than his sentencing listening to in early October.

Per a report from Deadline, an unnamed supply from inside the Trump administration advised the outlet {that a} pardon from Trump was being “critically thought of,” however the outlet additionally supplied the caveat that this being Trump, till his signature is on paper, any declarations from officers within the White Home needs to be taken with a grain of salt.

Their reporting additionally corroborated earlier reporting from Rolling Stone that indicated that a number of of Combs’ associates had been lobbying the White Home to think about a pardon for the mogul; nonetheless, they famous that it's unlikely that Combs will serve important time behind bars.

With the allotment of the 11 months of time he has already served, Combs is prone to serve someplace between two or three years, and even with that comparatively gentle sentence, his attorneys are anticipated to file an enchantment following his sentencing.

Certainly, as Selection famous of their reporting, Combs’ lead legal professional, Marc Agnifilo, and a few of his different attorneys have already filed a 62-page movement searching for both a retrial or an acquittal of their consumer’s conviction beneath the Mann Act. Per their reporting, and Agnifilo’s assertions, the Mann Act has the authorized precedent of being utilized to both pimps or sexual crimes involving minors, reminiscent of these dedicated by singer R. Kelly.

As he advised the outlet, “Sean Combs has mainly been convicted for utilizing the providers of a intercourse employee, and that’s simply probably not prosecuted anymore,” Agnifilo stated. “The Mann Act will not be speculated to be utilized to the consumer of prostitution providers. … It’s supposed for use for individuals who make cash from the enterprise of prostitution.”

When requested in regards to the potential for a pardon from Trump, Agnifilo hinted to Selection that he received’t put any inventory in what he considers rumor mill materials.

“I'm not concerned in that within the least. I've actually no thought. There are occasions I feel there’s nothing to it, and there are occasions I feel it’s simply rumor mill stuff. However, I don't purport to know the president’s thoughts. I actually don’t know…My finish of the enterprise could be very targeted on the case alone — the advantage of the case and what occurred within the courtroom. I don’t do the rest,” Agnifilo stated.