An attorney for Sean “Diddy” Combs confirmed that the Trump administration has been approached about a pardon for the convicted music mogul, days after President Donald Trump told Newsmax that someone from Combs’ camp had inquired about clemency.

“It’s my understanding that we’ve reached out and had conversations in reference to a pardon,” Nicole Westmoreland told CNN on Tuesday.

Trump told Newsmax on Friday that he had been asked about a pardon for Combs, who was recently acquitted on charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking but found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

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