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Hip Hop Mogul Reportedly Bragging in Prison About Possible Trump Pardon
Sean 'Diddy' Combs, sentenced to 50 months for federal prostitution charges, claims Trump may pardon him despite White House opposition and ongoing debate over the decision.
- On Tuesday, Sean 'Diddy' Combs told fellow inmates at the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute he expects a presidential pardon from President Donald Trump in early 2026 and `will take care of them` when freed, TMZ reported.
- Combs' 50-month sentence followed convictions on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, though he was acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking.
- A White House official emailed on October 21 calling the report `fake news`, while TMZ stood by its reporting and some White House staffers urged Trump not to commute Combs's sentence.
- Federal records and reporting place Combs's projected release at May 8, 2028 absent clemency, though unnamed sources told media outlets Trump `could set Diddy free as early as this week`.
- Trump's past use of the pardon power has drawn public outrage, including for Jan. 6 defendants and an executive convicted of multi-million-dollar tax fraud after a $1,000,000 fundraiser; his recent commutation of George Santos, ex-Congressman, was also heavily questioned.
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Diddy Allegedly Bragging About Imminent Pardon In Prison
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been pictured looking content behind bars, and sources say it may be because he knows he will soon be a free man. Diddy was recently sent to FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey to serve four years and two months behind bars, after being found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, but sources say he expects to be pardoned by President Donald Trump in early 2026. TMZ reports that Fort Dix sources say he is…
Even behind bars, Diddy continues to make talk about him. According to the sources held by TMZ, the American producer and rapper is sure of him: Donald Trump will grant him presidential pardon by next year.
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