President Donald Trump spoke to members of the press on Friday afternoon and surfaced that a possible presidential pardon could be issued to get rapper Sean “Diddy” comb, saying “it’s not a popular contest” and “I’ll definitely look at the facts” (if asked for the facts.”
In a federal indictment on September 17, Combs was charged with a conspiracy of extortion (RICO); sexual trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and prostitution by means of transportation. If convicted, he faces at least 15 years in prison or maximum sentence.
He has maintained his innocence throughout the ongoing trial, with witnesses having testified against rape, sexual assault, aggravated physical abuse, forced labor and drug trafficking.
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Donald Trump spoke to members of the press on Friday afternoon and surfaced with the possibility of sending a presidential pardon to get rapper Sean “Diddy” comb, saying “it’s not a popular contest” and “I’ll definitely look at the facts” (if asked for the facts.” (Getty Images/Jane Rosenberg and Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
To answer questions from Fox News reporter Peter Doocy, Peter Doocy, about his previous friendship with Diddy and whether he considered pardoning a former rapper, Trump said he would consider "if I think someone was abused."
The president said so far, “no one asked” any such pardon, but noted: “I know people are thinking about that. I know they are thinking about it. I think people are getting very close to asking.”
"First of all, I'll look at what's going on, and while it's definitely getting a lot of coverage, I'm not looking at it too carefully," Trump said.
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“I didn't see him. I haven’t spoken to him for years,” he continued, adding that Diddy “was liked me so much, but I think when I was running for politics…that relationship broke down. ”
Trump said that although he never stood out from Didi himself, after entering politics, he would “suddenly read some nasty remarks in his paper.”
"It's different," he continued. "When you run for politics, you're going to be a very different person and you do the right thing. I can do other things, I'm sure he'll like me, and I'm sure others will like me, but it's not very good for our country."
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"As we said, our country is doing really well because of what we are doing, so it's not a welcome contest, so I don't know, I'll definitely look at the facts. If I think someone is being abused. Whether they like me or don't like me, that doesn't have any effect on me," Trump concluded.
Tracy Wright from Fox News Digital contributed to the report.