Megyn Kelly is publicly urging President Donald Trump not to consider a pardon for Sean “Diddy” Combs.
In a July 30 post on X, Kelly reacted to a Deadline report published the day before, which cited unnamed sources floating the possibility of a presidential pardon for the embattled music mogul. “Trump should not pardon Diddy,” Kelly wrote, adding, “he doesn’t deserve it.”
“He’s a Trump hater. He’s a woman abuser. MAGA is already upset over elites seeming to cover for each other. This would not help. GOP struggling w/young female voters, most of whom will HATE a Diddy pardon,” she continued.
President Trump briefly addressed the topic on May 30 during an Oval Office interview. “Nobody’s asked” about a pardon, he said. “But I know people are thinking about it. I know they’re thinking about it. I think some people have been very close to asking.” Trump added, “I haven’t spoken to him in years. He really liked me a lot.”
Kelly and Trump share a long and often contentious history dating back over a decade. Their well-known fallout before the 2016 election — which Trump went on to win — drew national attention. Since then, however, the two have reconciled. In November, Kelly appeared at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania where she gave an enthusiastic endorsement of his reelection bid.
Meanwhile, Trump continues to face scrutiny from critics regarding his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender who died by suicide in 2019. Epstein’s death, and the nature of Trump’s connection to him, have remained the subject of ongoing speculation and conspiracy theories.
Still, the president has a track record of issuing high-profile pardons. In May, Trump granted clemency to Todd and Julie Chrisley, stars of a reality TV series, as well as rapper NBA YoungBoy, also known as Kentrell Gaulden. Near the end of his first term in 2021, Trump famously pardoned Lil Wayne and Kodak Black.
Combs’ legal team this week renewed their push to have him released from federal custody. Nearly a month after being acquitted of the most severe charges in his sex-crimes trial, Combs’ lawyers petitioned U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian on July 29 to allow the mogul to await sentencing from his Miami estate rather than remain at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Their request includes a proposed $50 million bond and outlines a plan for home confinement as Combs prepares for his October sentencing date.
