Trump weighs potential clemency for Sean “Diddy” Combs alongside pollution-related pardon decisions

US President Donald Trump is considering granting clemency to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in the coming days, CBS News has reported. According to the report, Trump is expected to pardon a number of people convicted of emissions and clean-air-related offences, and the US president is also weighing other potential acts of clemency for Diddy and several other high-profile individuals. The report added that Trump was scheduled to meet with advisers to discuss pardon recommendations before making a final decision. Another person reportedly seeking a presidential pardon is Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a member of the hip-hop group The Fugees. The Grammy Award-winning rapper is serving a 14-year federal prison sentence after he was convicted of conspiring with Malaysian financier Jho Low to orchestrate foreign lobbying campaigns aimed at influencing the US government under two presidential administrations.   Combs, the music mogul, stood trial in 2025 over allegations that he abused and coerced three alleged victims, including Cassie Ventura, his former long-term partner. He also faced charges including kidnapping, arson, and blackmail. In July 2025, however, a New York jury returned a split verdict, finding him guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution but acquitting him of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The Bad Boy Records founder was also accused in multiple civil lawsuits of sexually abusing 120 women and men, including a 9-year-old boy.   Combs was arrested in Manhattan on September 16, 2024, following an indictment by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York. In January, Trump refused to grant Diddy a presidential pardon after the rapper’s defence team wrote to the president for clemency. As of press time, the White House had not confirmed whether Trump would grant Combs a pardon.  

President Trump announced Friday that he has pardoned several people convicted in federal vehicle emissions cases and is reportedly considering pardons for celebrities, including for rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs. The president has not made a decision on Combs or other high-profile clemency requests, but he has discussed them privately in recent days, sources familiar with...

President Trump is considering pardons for a group of people convicted of emissions and clean-air-related violations and has discussed potential clemency for Sean "Diddy" Combs, according to sources familiar with his plans. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.

President Trump is considering pardons for a slew of individuals, including potential clemency for disgraced music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and some offenders with pollution-related convictions, sources say. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.

Trump previously claimed earlier this year he wasn’t considering pardoning Combs.