President Trump is poised to pardon a slate of people convicted of emissions and clean air-related violations, and is still discussing other potential acts of clemency, including for Sean “Diddy” Combs or several other well-known figures, according to sources familiar with his plans.
The president was scheduled to have a meeting Friday afternoon on the topic of pardons and planned to decide based on recommendations from advisers, two of the sources said.
Lobbying for pardons for people in legal trouble has reached a fever pitch in recent weeks.
But neither Combs nor other high-profile cases were expected to be on the recommendations list from the pardons team, one of the sources said.
Combs is serving a sentence of just over four years in the federal prison in Fort Dix, New Jersey, after he was convicted last year of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He was acquitted on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, which were the more serious charges against him.
Mr. Trump hadn’t committed on Friday morning to a firm number of people who will receive clemency. He has been privately discussing whether to grant requests, including from Combs, one of the sources said.
“President Trump is the ultimate decider on any clemency related actions,” a White House official told CBS News in a statement.
The president told the New York Times in January that Combs had written a letter to him to ask for a pardon but said he was not considering the request.
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