Head of state Donald Trump stated Monday that Sean “Diddy” Combs has actually connected to request for an excuse following his sentence on 2 prostitution-related costs.
” A great deal of individuals have actually asked me for excuses,” Trump informed press reporters in the Oval Workplace. “I call him Blow Dad, [he] has actually asked me for an excuse.”
An agent for Combs decreased to discuss Trump’s comments Monday.
Combs was punished on Friday to over 4 years behind bars. He will certainly obtain credit scores for the twelve month he’s currently offered at the Metropolitan Apprehension Facility in Brooklyn because his apprehension in September 2024, in addition to be fined $500,000.
Combs’ legal representatives, that talked specifically with ABC Information on Friday, stated they are taking into consideration a charm, suggesting that the court unjustly enforced a sentence 4 times longer than what they had actually asked for which it was incorrectly based upon unverified claims not consisted of in the sentence.
” The court made it extremely clear in their decision that they acquitted him of the sex trafficking and the RICO matters,” lead lawyer Teny Geragos stated at the time. “Innocent suggests innocent.”
Head of state Donald Trump talks with press reporters prior to authorizing an exec order in the Oval Workplace at the White Residence, Oct. 6, 2025. Sean Combs comes to New york city State Supreme Court, New York City, Feb. 29, 2000.
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According to a letter from his lawful group, Combs has actually asked to offer his sentence at FCI Ft Dix, a low-security government jail in New Jacket that residences concerning 4,000 prisoners and provides a medicine therapy program called RDAP, or the Residential Substance Abuse Program.
” In order to resolve substance abuse problems and to make best use of family members visitation and corrective initiatives, we ask for that the Court highly suggest to the Bureau of Prisons that Mr. Combs be positioned at FCI Ft Dix for RDAP functions and any type of various other offered instructional and work programs,” defense lawyer Teny Geragos stated in the letter on Monday.
Trump’s remarks followed he was inquired about an additional feasible excuse– for Ghislaine Maxwell, a previous partner of Jeffrey Epstein. The High Court on Monday decreased to listen to Maxwell’s charm testing her sex trafficking sentence, without supplying a description.
” I’ll have a look at it,” Trump stated. “I will certainly talk to the Justice Division,” he included.
Maxwell is presently offering a jail sentence for her duty in aiding Epstein hire, bridegroom and misuse minor ladies as component of a sex trafficking plan.
