As Sean “Diddy” Combs awaits sentencing in the aftermath of his sex-trafficking trial, there are those still questioning whether he’ll receive a pardon. Members of Combs’ legal team have spoken out on the matter, with one saying that clemency is being pursued while another saying they weren’t involved in such efforts. Of course, if such action is taken, there’s the matter of what that would even look like. Now, some legal experts are providing information on that.
The 58-year-old rapper and business mogul was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and was acquitted of racketeering and sex-trafficking charges. U.S. President Donald Trump has already said he likely wouldn’t pardon Diddy, whom he’s crossed paths with over the years. At this point, college professor and clemency lawyer Mark Osler tells Billboard that one way Diddy can appeal to POTUS is through their personal values. Osler says that in Trump’s case, those values would be “loyalty and celebrity.”
