Trump may weigh pardon for Diddy while granting clemency to pollution violators
Advisers are preparing a Clean Air Act pardon list as Trump privately weighs requests from Sean "Diddy" Combs and other prominent defendants.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump is reviewing potential clemency for individuals convicted of emissions violations, while sources say he is also privately discussing a possible pardon for Sean "Diddy" Combs.
- This potential clemency wave aligns with reported White House efforts to issue "250 pardons for 250 years" to honor the U.S.'s 250th anniversary, as lobbying for pardons has reached a fever pitch.
- Following last year's pardon of Wyoming mechanic Troy Lake, the pardons team focuses on Clean Air Act violations, while Combs is currently serving a four-year sentence in New Jersey for transportation to engage in prostitution.
- President Trump is scheduled to meet with advisers Friday afternoon to decide on recommendations, though sources indicate the pardons team is not including Combs on the list they will present to him.
- Additional clemency is under consideration for rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel and Malaysian financier Jho Low, both convicted of foreign lobbying violations, though the total number of pardons remains uncertain.
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Trump may weigh pardon for Diddy while granting clemency to pollution violators
President Trump announced Friday that he has pardoned several people convicted in federal vehicle emissions cases, and is reportedly considering pardons for other celebrities, including for rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs. The president has not made a decision on Combs or other high-profile clemency requests, but has discussed them privately in recent days, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Report: Trump Mulling Emissions Pardons, Other Clemency Requests
Trump likely to pardon pollution violators as he privately weighs clemency for Diddy
President Trump is poised to pardon a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations, and is still discussing other potential acts of clemency, including for Sean “Diddy” Combs or several other well-known figures, according to sources familiar with his plans. The president was scheduled to have a meeting Friday afternoon on the...
Trump likely to pardon pollution violators as he privately weighs clemency for Diddy, other high-profile figures: sources
President Trump hasn't committed to a firm number of people who will receive clemency — he's scheduled to have a meeting on pardons Friday afternoon, sources said.
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