Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorney confirms reaching out to President Trump for a pardon following his conviction on two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution The President said that 'terrible statements' that the rapper has made about him in the past would make it hard to pardon Sean Combs.

A member of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team confirmed that they had indeed reached out to President Donald Trump for a potential pardon. Speaking with CNN correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister in an interview shared on Tuesday (Aug. 5), attorney Nicole Westmoreland revealed that the request had officially been made.

A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs confirmed the recently convicted rapper has been in touch with the White House about a potential pardon. But Combs’ appeal for clemency could fall on deaf ears after Donald Trump complained about the “terrible” things his former friend has said about him.