Trump Handing Out Independence Day Pardons, Diddy Wants One
Amy & T.J.
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4.4 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 July 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Headlines have been popping up since Friday that Trump may consider adding Sean Diddy Combs to his pardon list in honor of our nation’s 250th anniversary. Trump reportedly wants to pardon 250 people for our 250th celebrations. On Friday, Trump pardoned 11 people, most of whom were convicted on emissions violations of the Clean Air Act, but the question remains will he pardon more in the coming days. Diddy’s release date has already been moved up at third time, to February of 2028, but he also has a pending appeal that could either vacate his conviction or drastically reduce his sentencing. That appeals court decision could come at any time, with one of the judges acknowledging it is “an exceptionally difficult case.”
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:14.7 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:15.6 | It is Sunday, July 5th, and it's America's big birthday. |
| 0:26.3 | But could Diddy be the one getting the big gift from Trump? |
| 0:29.1 | And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. |
| 0:31.1 | Look, this has been talked about. It's been rumored about. |
| 0:32.3 | There's a little back and forth. |
| 0:36.8 | And even the presidents brought it up at some point during his presidency. |
| 0:43.6 | But once again, we're seeing headlines, robes that are tiptoeing around this idea of Diddy getting out of prison thanks to Trump. |
| 0:46.2 | Yes, and thanks to Independence Day even. |
| 0:51.4 | It's been tied to, yes, the 250th celebration of our nation. |
| 1:00.9 | There was some notion that President Trump was considering 250 pardons in honor of the 250 anniversary of our country. So literally granting independence in the name of Independence Day |
| 1:09.7 | celebrations. It's a catchy little thing. |
| 1:11.4 | It's a catchy idea. |
| 1:12.4 | I like it as long as the recipients are deserving. |
| 1:15.8 | And truly, President Trump is the only person who actually gets to decide that in this country. |
| 1:21.4 | So, yes, the, I guess, the headlines started coming out on Friday when we know that Trump ultimately did decide to pardon 11 people on Friday leading up to Independence Day, most of whom were convicted in this emissions violations of the Clean Air Act. |
| 1:41.2 | This was not above the fold type headlines. |
| 1:44.3 | No. |
| 1:44.8 | No, this didn't go around. |
| 1:46.9 | Usually when he makes pardons, it does make headlines because somebody of notice in there. |
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