Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who awaits sentencing in October for his conviction on prostitution-related charges, is seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump.
“It’s my understanding that we’ve reached out and had conversations about 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. 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.”
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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.
The legal team of Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs are proving that the rapper’s ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, kept contact with him after their breakup.
Ventura, the prosecution’s star witness, took the stand earlier this week in the high-profile s*x trafficking trial, delivering disturbing testimony about her past relationship with the rapper.
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Cassie Ventura testified that Diddy coerced her into participating in drug-fueled “freak off” s*x parties that left her with recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) and mouth sores.
However, Diddy’s legal team argued that she was a willing participant in the parties, while showing an alleged 2009 text message of the singer telling the rapper she “was already for a freak off” in court.
During Friday’s cross-examination, Anna Estevao, Diddy’s attorney, presented a series of text messages allegedly exchanged between Ventura and Combs after their 2018 split.
Cassie testified that the last time she had s*x with the rapper was on September 27, 2018 after which she accused him of raping her following a breakup dinner.
