Trump 'seriously considering' pardoning Diddy: Report

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00:00President Trump is actually contemplating giving Sean Diddy Combs a full presidential pardon

00:05ahead of his sentencing in October, according to a deadline report.

00:10Back in May, Trump teased the idea of pardoning him in an Oval Office gaggle.

00:14You mentioned once in 2012 that Diddy was a good friend of yours.

00:18Would you ever consider pardoning him?

00:20I don't know. I would certainly look at the facts.

00:23If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don't like me,

00:27it wouldn't have any impact on me.

00:29That was before Combs was found partially guilty in his high-profile,

00:33two-month sex trafficking trial earlier this month.

00:37Now Deadline reports an administration source has told them

00:40that the president is quote,

00:41seriously considering pardoning the disgraced rap mogul.

00:45Combs had faced a possible life sentence if convicted on the top charges at the trial

00:50in Manhattan federal court that revealed his twisted preference for

00:54freak-offs, grueling, drug-fueled romps,

00:57in which he watched his girlfriend have sex with male escorts.

01:01While prosecutors were hoping he would be convicted of federal sex trafficking and racketeering,

01:06the jury only found Combs guilty of two counts of breaking the Mann Act,

01:10a federal law making it a crime to transport someone across state lines for prostitution.

01:15Other insiders have told Deadline that the verdict has since turned the idea of Diddy receiving a full

01:21presidential pardon from quote,

01:22just another Trump weave, to an actionable event.

01:25The White House said it will not comment on the existence or non-existence of any clemency request,

01:32according to a response from an administration official contacted by Deadline.

01:36The 55-year-old could spend a maximum of 20 years behind bars,

01:41or 10 years for each count on which he was convicted,

01:44but is likely to receive far less time under federal sentencing guidelines

01:48that take into account a defendant's criminal history and other factors.

01:52He is more likely to face somewhere between 15 months and 5 years,

01:56the range that both sides will eventually haggle over.

02:00Combs, who has maintained his innocence, has been behind bars since his September arrest.

02:05He remains at Brooklyn's hellish Metropolitan Detention Center until the October 3rd sentencing.

02:11The judge denied Combs' bid to be released on the grounds that he was acquitted of the most

02:15serious charges in the case, citing that he posed a danger to the community,

02:20considering copious testimony about his violent temper.

02:23The trial featured sensational testimony from 34 witnesses about Combs' penchant for freak-off

02:29sex marathons, including his ex-long-time girlfriend, Cassie Ventura,

02:34and another former gal pal who testified anonymously.

02:38The pair told jurors about how the Bad Boy Records founder got them high on drugs

02:43and then forced them to have sex with male escorts during baby oil-doused sex sessions

02:49that sometimes lasted for days.

02:52They alleged that Combs watched, pleasured himself, and filmed the romps,

02:56and sometimes after threatened to release the footage

02:59to pressure the women to continue partaking in his staged fantasies.

03:03Speaking from the bench after the July 2nd verdict, Judge Samramian said,

03:08it's impossible for the defendant to show he poses no danger to any person.

03:13Prosecutors said they'll likely push for a prison term between 51 and 63 months,

03:18while Combs' camp will be asking the judge to release him on time served.

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