Trump Declined Diddy Pardon Amidst Concerns Over โขMAGA Backlash: Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former President Donald Trump reportedly rejected a requestโ for a pardon for โsean “Diddy” Combs, citing fears ofโ alienating his base amidst renewed scrutiny surrounding alleged connections to Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, according to a report by Deadline.
Combs is currently serving a 50-month sentence and $500,000 fine following a conviction on two counts of transportationโฃ for โthe โpurpose โฃof prostitution. His defense team,โ led by Agnifilo and Geragos,โค filed a notice of appeal on October 20, seeking to overturn the sentence and five years of supervised release.
The timing of โฃtheโ pardon request coincided with the publication of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse andโ Fighting For Justice,โ which details her experiences as a victim of Epstein. Sources indicated concerns โwithin the Trump administration about potential revelations within the book regarding Trump and Epstein’s friendship. โฃWhile the book’s focus largely centered onโข Prince Andrew, โwho afterward relinquished his royal titles, the proximity to the pardon request reportedly raised red flags.
Representatives for Combs’ defense team did not respond to Deadline’s inquiry regardingโค the status of a potential Trump pardon.
Separately, Combs is seeking a transfer from โคthe Metropolitan Detention โCenter in Brooklyn, where he has been incarcerated for over a year, to the lower-security FCI Fort Dix in Newโ Jersey. Judge Arunโ subramanian has not yet ruled on the transfer request, but indicated on October 8 โthat the court wouldโ recommend a facility near the New York metropolitan area and suggest โฃCombs be considered for substance abuse programs, including the Bureau of Prisons’ residential Drugโฃ Abuse Program (RDAP), if eligible.