TMZ Reports Trump May Commute Diddy's Sentence

TMZ reported that President Trump may commute Sean “Diddy” Combs’ roughly 50‑month sentence “as soon as this week,” citing a high‑ranking White House official and saying the president was “vacillating.” The White House strongly denied the accounts as “zero truth,” emphasized that the president makes clemency decisions, and TMZ has stood by its reporting. Combs was convicted in July on two counts of transportation for prostitution under the Mann Act, acquitted of racketeering and sex‑trafficking charges, and was sentenced on Oct. 3 to 50 months, five years of supervised release, and a $500,000 fine. The judge said he relied in part on acquitted conduct when imposing the sentence, and Combs’ lawyers filed a notice of appeal in the Second Circuit on Oct. 20 challenging the conviction and sentence. Combs remains detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and has sought transfer pending Bureau of Prisons placement. Insiders say White House aides fear a MAGA backlash if clemency is granted, though Trump’s past clemency choices (for example, George Santos) and his personal ties to Combs make the outcome unpredictable.