Why Donald Trump Says It's 'Difficult' to Pardon Sean 'Diddy' Combs
isn't doing any favors.
Three months after he first shared insight into the possibility of granting the rap mogul a presidential pardon if convicted of his crimes, the president admitted that a few of their past encounters have made him ultimately unlikely to issue a pardon.
"Well, he was essentially, I guess, sort of half-innocent," Trump told Newsmax's Rob Finnerty on August 1, weeks after Combs was found guilty on two out of five charges in his case. "Still in jail or something. He was celebrating a victory, but I guess it wasn't as good of a victory."
Adding that the two hadn't spoken in years, Trump went on to note that their relationship had always been amicable—until the 2020 presidential election.
'I was very friendly with him,' he recalled of their relationship. 'I got along with him great. Seemed like a nice guy, I didn't know him well. When I ran for office, he was very hostile.'
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'It's hard, we're human beings,' he continued. 'We don't like to have things cloud our judgment, right? 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's more difficult. Makes it more, I'm being honest, makes it more difficult to do."
As for what Combs—who was ultimately convicted on prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of the sex trafficking and racketeering charges after 29 days in court—previously said about Trump? One month prior to the 2020 election, he expressed to Charlamagne tha God that he thought the 79-year-old did a 'great job of rattling America.'
"Seeing what's going on, White men like Trump need to be banished,' the Bad Boy Records founder said on Revolt TV at the time. 'That way of thinking, it's real dangerous. This man literally threatened the lives of us and our families about going to vote. 'Stand back and stand by.''
'We're in a war of love versus hate,' he added. 'The number one priority is to get Trump out of office."
For a deeper look into Combs' legal battle, keep reading…
Ex-Girlfriend Cassie Ventura's Lawyer Reacts to VerdictSean "Diddy" Combs Reacts to Split VerdictJurors Reach a Verdict in Sean "Diddy" Combs Sex Trafficking CaseProsecutors Conclude With Nearly Five-Hour Closing ArgumentsProsecutors Seek to Streamline Charges Against Sean 'Diddy' CombsSean 'Diddy' Combs Confirms He Won't Be TestifyingDefense Shares Estimation on Closing ArgumentsJuror Sees Apparent Footage From 'Freak Offs'Hotel Rooms Were Stocked With Baby Oil, Plan-B Pills For 'Freak Offs'Cassie Ventura and Sean 'Diddy' Combs's Texts About His Alleged Abuse RevealedSean 'Diddy' Combs' Former Assistant Denies Being Drug Mule But Says He Bought Thousands of Dollars in Drugs for the RapperJudge Cancels Court on Day 26 of Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial Over Sick JurorSecond Sean 'Diddy' Combs Jury Member Faces Possible DismissalKanye West Supports Sean 'Diddy' Combs With Courthouse VisitSean 'Diddy' Combs' Ex Says Mogul Was Upset After She Attended Another Man's 'Freak Off'Prosecutors Seek Removal of Juror in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' TrialSean 'Diddy' Combs' Ex Has Heated Exchange With Defense Team During Cross-ExaminationSean 'Diddy' Combs' Ex Says She Wondered What Was 'Driving Him' SexuallySean 'Diddy' Combs' Ex Mentions Koby Bryant, Shaquille O'Neil and Michael Jordan During TestimonySean 'Diddy' Combs' Ex Says Mogul's Chief of Staff 'Influenced a Great Deal' of Their RomanceJudge Denies Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Defense Team's Second Motion for a MistrialSean 'Diddy' Combs' Ex Details Hourslong 2024 BeatingSean 'Diddy' Combs' Ex Says Attack By Rapper Left Her 'Golfball-sized' WeltsSean 'Diddy' Combs' Ex Details Homeland Security Raid at Her Home
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