President Trump responded to a question inside the Oval Office about whether he’d consider granting a pardon to embattled music mogul Diddy, who is currently on trial for federal sex trafficking and RICO charges.
Trump, who has been entangled in his own legal battles surrounding sexual assault and rape allegations, acknowledged knowing Diddy personally but said their relationship faded after he entered politics.
A growing list of Hip-Hop artists have received clemency from Donald Trump, including Lil Wayne, Kodak Black and most recently, NBA YoungBoy, who was pardoned on May 28th. The legal parallels between Trump and Diddy are hard to ignore. Both men, once cultural powerhouses in their respective arenas, have faced reputational and legal fallout from decades-old allegations. While Trump’s cases are civil due to expired criminal statutes, Diddy’s situation includes active federal investigations and criminal implications, along with over 60 civil lawsuits alleging rape and abuse spanning back to the early 1990s.