Speaking to media members on Friday afternoon, the president said. Donald Trump It has raised the possibility of issuing presidential pardons to disgraceful rappers Sean “Diddy” comb“It’s not a popularity contest,” and “I’ll definitely look at the facts.”
The federal accusation was sealed on September 17th, Comb has been charged Racketeering Conspiracy (Rico); Sex trafficking by force, fraud, or forced. Transportation for engagement in prostitution. If convicted, he faces a minimum of 15 years behind bars, or the maximum life sentence in prison.
He has maintained his innocence through ongoing trials in which witnesses testified to allegations of rape, sexual assault, serious physical abuse, forced labor and drug trafficking.
Speaking to media members on Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump raised the possibility of shameful issuing a presidential pardon, saying, “It’s not a popular contest” and “I’m sure I see the facts.” (Getty Images/Jane Rosenberg and Francis Chong/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Regarding questions from Fox News reporter Peter Doucy about his previous friendship with Diddy and whether he would consider the former rapper’s pardon, Trump pointed out that he would think “if someone thought they’d been abused.”
The president has said so far “no one asks,” but “people know they’re thinking about it. They know they’re thinking about it. I think people have been asking very much.”
“First of all, I’ve seen what was going on and didn’t look very closely at it, but it certainly gets a lot of coverage,” Trump said.
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Diddy’s mother, Janice Combs, arrived in court on Tuesday for her son’s trial. (Seth Wenig/AP photo)
“I’m not looking at him. I haven’t spoken to him for years, “He went on and added that Diddy once liked me so much, but I think that relationship exploded when I ran for politics.”
After entering politics, Trump said, “It never fell with Diddy itself, but “suddenly, I read a slightly annoying statement on paper.”
“That’s not,” he continued. “When you run for politics, you become a very different person and you do the right thing. I could do other things and I’m sure he wants me.
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“I don’t know because, like we said, our country is doing really well for what we’re doing, so it’s not a popular contest, I certainly see the facts. If you think someone has been abused.
Tracy Wright from Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
