{"id":183814,"date":"2025-07-30T07:42:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/30\/donald-trump-considering-pardon-for-diddy-after-conviction-report\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T07:42:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:42:04","slug":"donald-trump-considering-pardon-for-diddy-after-conviction-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/30\/donald-trump-considering-pardon-for-diddy-after-conviction-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Considering Pardon for Diddy After Conviction: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>President Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> could hand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/diddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs<\/strong><\/a> a lifeline following the music mogul\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/diddy-sex-trafficking-trial-verdict-reached\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conviction earlier this month<\/a>, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/diddy-trump-pardon-possible-1236414415\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a> reported late Tuesday, July 29, that Trump is \u201cseriously\u201d considering pardoning Diddy, 55, citing a Trump administration source.<\/p>\n<p><em>Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to the White House and Diddy\u2019s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/donald-trump-comments-on-potential-diddy-pardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first mooted a potential pardon<\/a> for Diddy in May after he issued pardons to reality television stars <strong>Todd<\/strong> and <strong>Julie Chrisley<\/strong>. \u201cI would certainly look at the facts. If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don\u2019t like me, it wouldn\u2019t have any impact on me,\u201d he commented during a May 30 Oval Office press conference.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/diddy-trial-allegations-timeline-freak-offs-abuse-and-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/diddy-trial-allegations-timeline-freak-offs-abuse-and-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">A Complete Timeline of Allegations and Verdict in the Diddy Trial<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSince the trial of Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs kicked off at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in New York City on May 5, numerous witnesses have taken the stand to testify about their alleged interactions with the rapper. Diddy was arrested in September 2024 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump also discussed his personal relationship with the incarcerated musician. \u201cHe used to really like me a lot, but I think when I ran for politics \u2026 that relationship busted up, from what I read,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know \u2014 he didn\u2019t tell me that, but I\u2019d read some little bit nasty statements in the paper all of a sudden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diddy was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution on July 2. The rapper was, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/sean-combs-courtroom-reaction-after-sex-trafficking-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cleared<\/a> of three of the most egregious charges against him: two counts of sex trafficking and one count of racketeering conspiracy. (Diddy has maintained his innocence since his September 2024 arrest and denied all the charges against him.)<\/p>\n<p>The Bad Boy Records founder is currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, pending sentencing on October 3. He could face up to 20 years in prison less time already served.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Diddy\u2019s attorneys <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/diddy-lawyers-are-still-pushing-for-his-release-before-sentencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed yet another motion<\/a> asking <strong>Judge Arun Subramanian<\/strong> to let him out on bail as he awaits sentencing. His lawyers are requesting he is released on a $50 million bond.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/diddys-next-moves-why-theres-no-doubt-hell-try-for-a-comeback-excl\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Diddy-s-Life-After-Trial-Who-Still-Fears-for-Their-Safety-And-Why-His-Career-May-Not-Be-Over-GettyImages-1397437340.jpg?crop=0px%2C131px%2C1684px%2C951px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Diddy s Life After Trial Who Still Fears for Their Safety And Why His Career May Not Be Over GettyImages 1397437340\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Diddy-s-Life-After-Trial-Who-Still-Fears-for-Their-Safety-And-Why-His-Career-May-Not-Be-Over-GettyImages-1397437340.jpg?quality=78&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/diddys-next-moves-why-theres-no-doubt-hell-try-for-a-comeback-excl\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Diddy\u2018s Next Moves: Why There\u2019s \u2018No Doubt\u2019 He\u2018ll Try for a Comeback<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tOn the morning of July 2, inside a packed lower Manhattan courtroom, Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs was declared not guilty on the three most serious charges against him in his high-profile sex trafficking trial. Upon hearing the verdict \u2014 he was acquitted of two counts of sex trafficking and one count of racketeering conspiracy and convicted [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The motion said, in part, \u201cSean Combs should not be in jail for this conduct. In fact, he may be the only person currently in a United States jail for being any sort of john, and certainly the only person in jail for hiring adult male escorts for him and his girlfriend, when he did not even have sex with the escort himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A pardon for Diddy is not without precedent, as Trump, 79, already wielded his presidential powers to pardon two other celebrities earlier this year: the Chrisleys.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/todd-and-julie-chrisley-pardoned-by-donald-trump-amid-prison-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued pardons<\/a> to Todd, 56, and Julie Chrisley, 52, following their 2022 convictions on charges including tax evasion, bank and wire fraud and conspiracy. (The former <em>Chrisley Knows Best<\/em> stars have maintained their innocence.)<\/p>\n<p>Todd was initially sentenced to 12 years in prison and Julie received a seven-year sentence. The couple reported to their respective prisons in Pensacola, Florida, and Lexington, Kentucky, in January 2023. They were both released on May 28.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4027851\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:55%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4027851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Todd Chrisley Revelations About 28 Month Jail Stay Savannah Chrisley Julie Chrisley\" width=\"1000\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Todd-Chrisley-Revelations-About-28-Month-Jail-Stay-Savannah-Chrisley-Julie-Chrisley.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Savannah Chrisley, Julie Chrisley, and Todd Chrisley.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Savannah Chrisley\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a terrible thing, but it\u2019s a great thing, because your parents are going to be free and clean,\u201d Trump told Todd and Julie\u2019s daughter <strong>Savannah Chrisley<\/strong> via a phone call shared via X on May 27. \u201cI hope we can do it by tomorrow. I don\u2019t know them, but give them my regards. Wish them a good life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Todd and Julie received \u201cpretty harsh treatment,\u201d adding, \u201cCongratulate your parents. I hear they\u2019re terrific people. This should not have happened. \u2026 They have good children. You\u2019re no longer children, but I\u2019ll say it anyway. They have good children, don\u2019t they?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Sexual Assault Hotline<\/a>\u00a0at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehotline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Domestic Violence Hotline<\/a>\u00a0at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support. If you or someone you know is a human trafficking victim, contact the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/humantraffickinghotline.org\/en\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Human Trafficking Hotline<\/a>\u00a0at 1-888-373-7888.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/donald-trump-considering-pardon-for-diddy-after-conviction-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump could hand Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs a lifeline following the music mogul\u2019s conviction earlier this month, according to a new report. Deadline reported late Tuesday, July 29, that Trump is \u201cseriously\u201d considering pardoning Diddy, 55, citing a Trump administration source. Us Weekly has reached out to the White House and Diddy\u2019s representatives for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":183815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-183814","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}