Donald Trump confirms Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has asked him for a pardon

Donald Trump claims Sean "Diddy" Combs has asked for a pardon after his prison sentence. Photo / Getty Images

Donald Trump claims that Sean “Diddy” Combs has asked him for a pardon.

The 55-year-old rap mogul was sentenced to four years and two months in prison after being found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution earlier this year and the US President has allegedly claimed that his intervention has been sought by the disgraced star.

Speaking outside court after the punishment was given last month, Combs’ legal team said: “We are planning to appeal, we are planning to appeal.

“We think we have a strong basis to appeal – the strongest basis is that the jury reached a verdict on coercion, they found it was not coercion and I think the judge said coercion today at least a dozen times.

“We think that is unconstitutional. We think that a jury verdict should mean more than our jury’s verdict seems to mean. So we are planning to appeal.”

Combs had made a plea to the judge to show leniency before the sentence was issued, as he expressed remorse for his crimes.

In a lengthy letter, he wrote: “Lost in the drugs and the excess. My downfall was rooted in my selfishness. I have been humbled and broken to my core. The old me died in jail and a new version of me was reborn. Prison will change you or kill you – I choose to live.”

Combs urged Judge Subramanian to let him be an “example of what a person can do if afforded a second chance”.

Combs – who has been in prison since his arrest in September 2024 – said: “This has been the hardest two years of my life, and I have no one to blame for my current reality and situation but myself. In my life, I have made many mistakes, but I am no longer running from them.

“I am so sorry for the hurt that I caused, but I understand that the mere words ‘I’m sorry’ will never be good enough as these words alone cannot erase the pain from the past.”

The father-of-seven concluded: “I ask you for mercy today, not only for my sake, but for the sake of my children.”