Donald Trump Reconsidering Pardoning Diddy: ‘It’s Become More Difficult’

Donald Trump has been reconsidering his thoughts on pardoning Diddy; the President tells NewsMax that it’s become “more difficult” because of the mogul’s “hostile” behavior amid his 2020 Presidential campaign.

While Trump believes that the now-disgraced mogul is “half-innocent,” his position on possibly pardoning Diddy — who was convicted on prostitution charges in May — has seemingly shifted. Five years ago, the Bad Boy founder told Charlamagne tha God in an interview, that “white men like Trump” and should be “banished. “

During the interview, Trump recalls his relationship with Diddy as “very friendly.” He continued, “I got along with him great, and [he] seemed like a nice guy. I didn’t know him well.” However, today, their relationship is strained.

“He made some terrible statements,” Trump Says

He added,”…When I ran for office, he was very hostile. It’s hard, you know? We’re human beings. And we don’t like to have things cloud our judgment, right? But when you knew someone and you were fine, and then you run for office, and he made some terrible statements. So I don’t know …. it makes it more difficult to do.”

Back in May, during a press conference, when asked about pardoning Diddy, Trump said he’d have to “look” into what transpired in the case. At the time, he revealed despite the trial against Diddy being highly publicized, he hadn’t been following the case. As he recently noted during his NewsMax interview, his friendship with Diddy took a turn after he gained an interest in politics.

“He used to really like me a lot, but I think when I ran for politics, it busted up that relationship from what I read.” Despite that, Trump said he would look at the “facts” involved and make a decision based on that.