Sean “Diddy” Combs reportedly sought a pardon from former pal Donald Trump after his recent four years sentencing.
After speaking to reporters in the Oval Office this week, Trump revealed Combs had already asked him for a pardon, although he gave no indication that he planned to grant one, per Deadline.
Trump previously noted that Combs hadn’t spoken highly of him since running for office which plays a role in his decision.
“Yeah, and it’s hard. You know, like you, we’re human beings and we don’t like to have things cloud our judgment, right?” Trump told Newsmax in August. “But when you knew someone and you were fine and then you run for office and he made some terrible statements … so I don’t know … it makes it more difficult to do.”
In the interview, Trump was seemingly referencing Combs’ expletive-filled 2017 comments in The Daily Beast, essentially saying that “(Black people) don’t really” care about Trump.
Between his first term and nearly nine months back in office, Trump has granted clemency to several celebrities.
Per USA Today, Trump has pardon the following celebrites:
- Todd and Julie Chrisley – Sentenced for bank fraud charges, pardoned in May 2025.
- Rapper NBA YoungBoy (Legal name: Kentrell Gaulden) – Sentenced for federal gun charges, pardoned in May 2025.
- Actor Jay Johnston was sentenced for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol. Trump granted clemency to more than 1,500 people who were charged in the riot upon returning to office.
- Lil Wayne (Legal name: Dwayne Michael Carter) – Sentenced for gun possession charges, pardoned in January 2021.
- Kodak Black (Legal name: Bill Kapri) – Sentenced for making false statements regarding attempting to acquire a firearm. His sentence was commuted, or reduced, in January 2021.
Combs is currently serving time at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, where he’s been teaching a personal growth and entrepreneurship course for fellow inmates. He is waiting to be approved to relocate to FCI Fort Dix, a much cushier low-security facility in New Jersey.