Lawyers confirm Sean 'Diddy' Combs is seeking pardon from Donald Trump
"It's my understanding that we've reached out and had conversations in reference to a pardon," Nicole Westmoreland told CNN in an interview on Tuesday, local time.
Mr Trump has indicated that he is unlikely to grant a pardon to the disgraced media mogul.
"I was very friendly with him. I got along with him great and he seemed like a nice guy," Mr Trump said in an interview on Friday with conservative American news channel Newsmax.
"I didn't know him well, but when I ran for office, he was very hostile," he added.
Asked if that meant he was not inclined to pardon Combs, Mr Trump said: "I would say so, yeah."
A New York jury found Combs guilty last month of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
He was acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking charges after a marathon trial in which he was accused of harrowing abuse.
Combs is due to be sentenced on October 3 for his conviction on prostitution-related charges.
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