WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, Oct. 6, that Sean "Diddy" Combs has requested a pardon as he's set to serve several more years behind bars.
"A lot of people have asked me for pardons," Trump said. "I call him Puff Daddy; he has asked me for a pardon." USA TODAY has reached out to Combs' representative for comment.
U.S. District Court Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced Combs to 50 months in prison on Friday, Oct. 3, after the embattled hip-hop mogul was convicted in his federal sex-crimes case.
Combs could be released in less than three years after receiving credit for the time he has already spent locked up at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he's been held in custody since his September 2024 arrest.
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