An attorney for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirmed Tuesday that his legal team has approached the Trump administration about a pardon — even as the president has signaled he’s leaning against letting the rapper off the hook , according to a report.

Nicole Westmoreland, a member of Combs’ defense team, said his legal posse has reached out to the Trump administration about pardoning the Bad Boy Records founder after he was found guilty of two counts of prostitution but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges in July. 3

“It’s my understanding that we’ve reached out and had conversations in reference to a pardon,” Westmoreland told CNN in an exclusive interview .

President Trump on Friday told Newsmax host Rob Finnerty that he was wrestling with whether he would consider

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