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Sean "Diddy" Combs scored a victory in the disgraced music mogul's federal sex crimes case.

Diddy's demand for an expedited appeal was granted Monday, paving the way for possible oral arguments to take place in April 2026. The move is an "important first step" toward freedom for the "I'll Be Missing You" rapper while he possibly eyes a pardon from President Donald Trump , legal experts told Fox News Digital.

"The expedited appeal is a procedural win for Diddy," Neama Rahmani, founder of West Coast Trial Lawyers, told Fox News Digital. "The Government didn’t oppose the request, which made it easier, but the Court of Appeal apparently agreed that the appeal would be moot if it went through the normal 12 to 18 month process,

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