Following the news that President Donald Trump is “seriously considering” pardoning Sean “Diddy” Combs, journalist Megyn Kelly hopped online to push back at any potential pardon.
“Trump should not pardon Diddy. He doesn’t deserve it. He’s a Trump hater. He’s a woman abuser. MAGA is already upset over elites seeming to cover for each other. This would not help. GOP struggling w/young female voters, most of whom will HATE a Diddy pardon,” Kelly tweeted before sharing a link to a Deadline article.
Trump should not pardon Diddy. He doesn’t deserve it. He’s a Trump hater. He’s a woman abuser. MAGA is already upset over elites seeming to cover for each other. This would not help. GOP struggling w/young female voters, most of whom will HATE a Diddy pardon.
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) July 30, 2025
While several sources have told news outlets that Trump is considering making the move ahead of Diddy’s Oct. 3 sentencing date, Trump played it down when asked by a reporter back in May.
“Nobody’s asked” about a pardon, he said at the time.. “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. I haven’t spoken to him in years. He really liked me a lot.”
Diddy was convicted on two counts of transporting individuals for prostitution, specifically relating to his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and another woman known as “Jane,” believed to be Daphne Joy, the mother of 50 Cent’s young son, Sire.
He was acquitted of the more serious charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.