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As the legal drama surrounding music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs unfolds in a federal courtroom, rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has stepped into the fray—declaring he plans to personally reach out to President Donald Trump to discourage any possibility of a pardon, should Combs be convicted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

Combs, 55, has been in federal custody without bail since his September arrest in Manhattan. The charges, stemming from a sprawling investigation, carry the potential of a life sentence. His trial began in early May.

President Trump, when asked directly by Fox News reporter Peter Doocy whether a pardon for Combs could be on the table, said that, “Nobody’s asked. 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.”

The president was cautious about weighing in on a trial still in progress, noting that while the case is receiving considerable media attention, he had “not been watching it too closely,” nothing that, “First of all, I’d look at what’s happening.”


Though Trump acknowledged past ties to Combs, he made it clear their relationship has grown distant.

“I haven’t seen him, I haven’t spoken to him in years,” Trump said. “He used to really like me a lot, but I think when I ran for politics … that relationship busted up, from what I read. I don’t know — he didn’t tell me that, but I’d read some little bit nasty statements.”

Still, the president maintained that his decisions would not be swayed by personal sentiment, just the facts.

“If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don’t like me wouldn’t have any impact,” he remarked.

“I would certainly look at the facts,” he reiterated. “If I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don’t like me, it wouldn’t have any impact on me.”

Rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, made his own position clear about a potential pardon of his longtime rival in a since deleted post on Instagram.

He noted that Combs had “said some really bad things about Trump” and announced his intention to contact the president. “I’m going to reach out so he knows how I feel about this guy,” he wrote.

“Donald doesn’t take well to disrespect, and doesn’t forget who chooses to go against him,” Jackson continued.

“While working tirelessly to make America great again, there is no room for distraction. He would consider pardoning anyone who was being mistreated, not Puffy Daddy,” he noted.

His post made headlines and Jackson responded to one of them with another Instagram post on Sunday.

 

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“I didn’t say I would Nuke anything, I simply said I will make sure Trump is aware,” he clarified.

Adding fuel to the swirling rumors, Suge Knight, the imprisoned former CEO of Death Row Records, suggested in a television appearance that Combs might still secure leniency, either from the jury or through political influence.

“I still feel that Puffy’s gonna be all right and have a fair shot at it, because Puffy didn’t — he’s not a dummy,” Knight said during a Tuesday call to NewsNation’s “CUOMO.”

He speculated about potential juror interference: “I’m quite sure somebody’s going to talk to those jurors and convince one or two of them — that’s all you need, is one.”

Knight, who is currently serving a 28-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter, also cast doubt on the strength of the prosecution’s case, saying that it seems “like the prosecution is that bad against him.”

“I think he got some favors with the government,” he suggested. “I think they’re going to show him a little leeway. It might not seem like it when it’s all said and done, but I don’t think he had nothing to worry about.”

Knight appeared confident about the outcome. “I don’t think he’s worried, because he’s going to be federal,” he commented. “And if he gets convicted, Trump’s going to pardon him.”

Pressed by host Chris Cuomo on whether Trump would really offer a pardon “for sex trafficking,” Knight pointed to Trump’s prior clemency actions.

“S‑‑‑, he pardoned Michael Harris,” Knight replied, referencing the music executive who co-founded Godfather Entertainment, the parent company of Death Row Records.

Harris was granted clemency in 2021 after spending more than three decades behind bars on drug charges and later endorsed Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign.

“They don’t care about that. It’s all about, you know, what’s in it for the long run,” Knight added.

President Trump’s willingness to evaluate clemency cases on their merits has been on public display with his recent pardon decisions. Among them were reality TV personalities Todd and Julie Chrisley, who had been convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion.

Following his release, Todd Chrisley held a press conference in Nashville where he spoke about his time behind bars.

“I have met some wonderful men. I have listened to some horrific stories about things that have gone on in our system,” he said, joined by his daughter Savannah.


Chrisley described systemic issues he observed during his time at FPC Pensacola. “Being in the prison system, anyone that says that it’s a fair shake — it’s not,” he said. “Because I dealt with young African-American males in the prison that I was in that were not treated the same.”

“They were denied programming. They were denied access to certain things,” Chrisley said. “I was not denied that, but we know why I wasn’t denied that.” He went on to describe the broader problem, saying, “that is a much bigger picture that we all as a society as a whole need to look at: that we are one.”

Watch Todd Chrisley’s full press conference here:

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