'Nobody's asked': President Trump doesn't rule out pardoning Sean 'Diddy' Combs
President Donald Trump said he hadn't been approached about pardoning the rapper known as Diddy but didn't rule it out when asked if he'd consider the clemency move during an Oval Office press conference.
Fox News Reporter Peter Doocy questioned Trump on May 30 about a possible pardon for Sean Combs, the musician who is on federal trial in New York for racketeering and sex trafficking. The two men have been friends in the past.
"Well, nobody’s asked," Trump replied. "I know people are thinking about it."
Trump added that he hadn't spoken to Combs in years, and he suspected that the musician stopped being his friend once he got involved in politics. But Trump also said that their personal relationship wouldn't affect his decision whether to pardon the rapper.
"If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don’t like me, it wouldn’t have any impact on me," Trump said.