Last month, it was reported that President Donald Trump was ‘seriously considering’ pardoning Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after he was found guilty of two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution in a highly publicised trial.
However, the music mogul’s lawyer has now rebutted any knowledge of such a thing.
In early July, following three days of jury deliberations, Combs, 55, was handed a guilty verdict for two of the five charges he faced in his racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking trial. He was found not guilty of the most serious offences.
Having been denied bail, the rapper remains in custody pending sentencing, which is scheduled for October.
Recently, it was claimed by a member of Combs’ legal team that they had contacted the Trump administration for a potential pardon. C