Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorney confirms reaching out to President Trump for a pardon following his conviction on two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution The President said that 'terrible statements' that the rapper has made about him in the past would make it hard to pardon Sean Combs.

A member of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team confirmed that they had indeed reached out to President Donald Trump for a potential pardon. Speaking with CNN correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister in an interview shared on Tuesday (Aug. 5), attorney Nicole Westmoreland revealed that the request had officially been made.

Sean Combs was recently denied bail a third time as he awaits sentencing on Oct. 3 on two federal charges of transportation to engage in prostitution.