Diddy acquitted the most serious charge, but the judge refuses bail
The judge held that Sean “Diddy” Combs will not be released on bail prior to the verdict.
- President Trump spoke about the possibility of forgiveness of Sean’s “diddy” comb.
- Combs was found guilty of two transportation options to engage in prostitution and was acquitted of more serious charges.
- When Trump spoke about his decision to forgive, he quoted negative past comments about him.
- Trump previously forgives other celebrities, including Todd and Julie Chrisley, NBA Young Boy and Lil Wayne.
President Donald Trump has given him more insight into what he places importance on his decision on whether he is forgiven Sean’s “Diddy” Combs.
In an interview aired on Newsmax with host Rob Finnerty on August 1, Trump discussed the possible presidential pardon for sex trafficker Gisleine Maxwell and former lawmaker George Santos.
“Shawn “Diddy” Combs. Do you think you’re forgive him? ” asked Finnerty. Trump did not respond directly, but the negative comments Comb made about him said it would “make it even more difficult.”
“Well, I think he’s essentially, I’m kind of half indifferent. I don’t know what they’re doing. He’s still in prison or something.” “He was celebrating the victory, but I don’t think the victory was that good.”
Questions about pardon began to swirl even before the ju judges discovered that in a drastic trial that lasted nearly two months, combs had not committed the crime of assault and sex trafficking. However, the former music magistrate was found guilty of two counts of lesser charges of transport to engage in prostitution.
Plus, Trump has a history of pardon celebrity. Here’s what you need to know:
What celebrities did Trump forgive?
Trump has a history of pardon celebrity, including:
- Todd and Julie Chrisley – sentenced to bank fraud charges that were pardoned in May 2025.
- Rapper NBA Young Boy (Law name: Kentrell Gelden) – sentenced in May 2025 on federal gun charges pardoned.
- Actor Jay Johnston was sentenced on January 6, 2021 for his involvement in a riot at the U.S. Capitol. Trump gave more than 1,500 people charged with riots when he returned to his office.
- Lil Wayne (Legal name: Dwayne Michael Carter) – He was sentenced to possess a gun that was pardoned in January 2021.
- Kodak Black (Law name: Bill Kapri) – was declared for making a false statement regarding attempting to obtain a firearm. His ruling was reduced to commute in January 2021.
Trump hints at history, with Diddy taking heavy on his pardon decision
In an interview with Newsmax, Finnerty asked if he would consider relenting Jeffrey Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell, then asked if Trump would consider compensating for the comb.
Trump meditated on the outcome of Combs’ trial, then said, “Maybe…” and before pausing to Finnati to reveal, “I was very friendly with him, I got along with him and looked like a nice guy. I didn’t know him very well.
The Newsmax host said, “He said something not that good about you, sir.”
“Yeah, that’s difficult. You know, like you, we are human and we don’t want to cloud our judgment, right?” Trump said. “But when you know who you are, you are fine, then you run for the office and he makes some terrible statements… I don’t know…it’s going to be more difficult.”
He then agreed that the host was likely “no.”
In the interview, it seemed like Trump was basically saying his expletive 2017 comments on the Daily Beast.
“Tom Fourley, which is happening in DC, is a normal business of everyday life for black people,” Combs told Part of the left-leaning outlet, adding that later in the interview, “We need to keep focusing on the self-love that we need to give a race.”
Kinsey Crowley is a Trump Connect reporter for the USA Today Network. Contact her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and Tiktok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.
