January 9, 2026 • 15 mins
After months of ambiguity, President Trump finally told reporters he was NOT considering pardoning Sean Diddy Combs. Trump also revealed for the first time that Diddy sent him a letter requesting a pardon. Amy and T.J. go over Diddy’s final remaining options to get out of jail before his scheduled release and how and when the relationship between President Trump and Diddy went south.
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Hey there, folks, it is Friday, January ninth, and yes,
did he is sitting in prison, but things actually just
got worse for him. And with that, welcome to this
episode of Amy and TJ just got works, Robes, because
he has very few options for getting out of prison
and one of them apparently just went away.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
It's coming out of DC.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Yes it is. And look, we have been waiting to
see if President Trump would pardon or consider pardoning did he?
This has been on the table from the get go
before his trial, During his trial, after his trial, he
has been asked. The President has been asked repeatedly, hey,
would you consider pardoning?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Did he?
Speaker 1 (00:53):
And he was asked one more time by the New
York Times And this was the one and the reason
we were hopping on given the update, Robes is because
he gave an answer like he had never given before.
And we're actually getting the most official, I guess response
and confirmation that a request has been made.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
That's right. So Trump has revealed for the first time
ever that did he actually sent him a letter asking
for a pardon, And for the first time ever, we
heard the President say he is not considering granting Diddy's
request for that pardon.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
I mean, that's side.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Look, his appeals are going on, and his lawyers are
the best in the country and are making the best
legal arguments. But if you were a betting man or
a betten woman, and you were in Vegas and you
put your money on which of these two is his
best option, a lot of people might have put their
money on a pardon from Trump.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Absolutely, And look, we have been hearing from him, and
we'll get into some of the back and forth. But
the President had not shut the door, and you were
even saying, by the language he chose with the New
York Times that he might have still left a crow
open for the possibility perhaps in the future.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Obviously, he I say, obviously, it's it's it's obvious to me.
But we speak on Rose. He's the headlines are everywhere
this morning, and folks will see them that say Trump
says he is not going to pardon Diddyo, or Trump
shuts the door on partning Diddy or all those things,
and you could read it as such, but his language robes.
(02:25):
He didn't say I'm not going to pardon this man.
He chose his words carefully, and they could be true.
I am not considering partnering him, which is a statement
steeped in present moment, and.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Not considering him doesn't say I'll never consider him or
I won't consider him in the future. Just right now,
I am not considering And he didn't say right now,
but you could infer that that is a part of
that sentence. And look this letter that we're hearing about.
So when he tells the New York Times that he
asked me for a pardon through a letter, obviously the
(03:03):
next question from the New York Times is going to
be can we see it? And in fact President Trump
beat them to it. He said, oh, would you like
to see that letter? He knew exactly that. Obviously, reporters
have been chopping at the bit to try and find
out where his head was. But now to be able
to see a letter that did he wrote to the
(03:24):
president to see where Sean diddy Combe's head is and
how he asked him and what he said, that would
be Reporter Gold.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
I don't know if we'll see it.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
It felt like one of the things once again that right,
Trump is very good at dangling over the press and
keeps our focus right there for a little bit. And
I got the impression, Brob, do you tell me that
this was a letter. This wasn't a legal letter, This
wasn't something written by an attorney. This was from Diddy personally.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
It did seem that's what he the way he said it,
it did sound as though Sean Didty Combs personally wrote
President Trump a letter teasing the reporters, would you like
to see the letter? So, of course the reporter said yes.
But then they made it very clear in the article
that President Trump in fact did not produce that letter
for them. And then they said after the interview, they
went back and they asked for a copy of the letter,
(04:16):
or they asked the White House, could you even give
us a description of its contents. We'll take that too.
The White House just referred reporters back to his original
comments that he is not considering pardoning Sean Ditty Combs.
So they also tried to go through Ditty's lawyers. They
too did not respond to a request for a comment
(04:37):
about the letter. So they were just trying to get
some corroboration or at least some idea of what Didty
said in that letter.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
I know this is significant after what we saw last year. Alter,
I mean this was the talk of the tier the year,
at least from a legal standpoint.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Was it not?
Speaker 3 (04:53):
Absolutely?
Speaker 1 (04:54):
It had implications of race, of the entertainment industry, power men, abuse,
physical assaults, responsibility, corhersion. I mean, you keep going and going.
It just had all of these elements to it that
had the whole country talking, not just about some baby oil,
(05:14):
but we were having real conversations about what this meant,
and responsibility and friendships and who should step in and
women and with the Stuart this was everything.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
So to think that the guy at the center.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Of all of that might possibly end up walking out
of jail way early is top of mind for a
lot of people and relevant to the justice system. So
to hear that one of his what some would say
best options might be off the table, it does bring
this to a level.
Speaker 3 (05:45):
It certainly does. So he loses what, yes, many would
consider his best or easiest path out of prison, but
a lot of us I mean, we mentioned it, but
we didn't focus on it. Because it was on Christmas Eve,
December twenty fourth, that Diddy's lawyer made that official appeal.
So they appealed his conviction and they also appealed his sentence,
(06:07):
so his attorney, one of his attorneys, Alexandra Shapiro, I
thought this was interesting in the filing on Christmas Eve,
this really is his last ditch, This is his last
chance at getting out of prison. So in the appeal,
in the filing, she called his sentence unlawful, unconstitutional, and
(06:27):
a perversion of justice, and she asked the appeals court
to consider two things. First of all, just to actually
throw out his conviction entirely. But if the appeals court
decides not to do that, they're asking for him to
be re sentenced. And that's interesting because they are going
after the judge in this case. They said that the
judge did not properly follow sentencing guidelines when sending him
(06:53):
to prison for fifty months that was his prison sentence.
They actually used this word. They said the judge flouted
new guylines and improperly considered conduct for which Combs had
already been acquitted when they when the judge formulated his sentence.
And we've talked a lot about this.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Yeah, I mean the judge was I mean, the judge
wasn't shy about it. He says, yeah, I know these
things you weren't the more serious charges. He was not
convicted of. He said, still I am. I think you're
a bad dude who did some bad stuff, and I'm
still going to consider stuff you were not convicted of
in your sentence, which I mean, just from a lay person,
sounds wrong. But I might not be legally wrong, but
(07:34):
it sounds wrong.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
So in the filing, Diddy's attorneys said that the judge
acted as a thirteenth juror exactly to what you're saying.
So he acted as a thirteenth jurer in the case,
and they called the sentence draconian. So they are going
after this judge in a way that they haven't before
because up until now they've been trying to appeal to
that said judge.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Yeah, he was literally his judge. I mean, he was
judging him on everything. So yeah, they were very kind
to him and did he even have nice words.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
But he's been doing a fabulous job right right before
the verdict. Yes, he was doing his best to try
and butter him up. It did not work. Yes, because
in September, just a few months ago, you remember, this
was the other effort they were making to try and
get him out of prison. They were actually appealing directly
to that judge. They said, Hey, he was convicted under
the Man Act. This was not an act that was
(08:28):
intended for its current use. This is an act just
steeped in racism, and this was not the original intent
of the law, and it was applied to Diddy to
get these longer prison sentences. The judge said, nah, too bad,
so sad. So that didn't work appealing to the judge.
So now they're appealing to a federal appellate court, and
(08:49):
they're throwing the judge under the bus.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
Yes, appealing to an appellate court, but no longer can
he appeal to maybe President Trump, who now seems to
be saying he is not considering a pardon. But would
you believe, folks, we have to go back, maybe I
don't know, ten years to get the answer as to
why did he isn't at home chilling in Miami right now. Yes,
(09:15):
it has to do with his relationship with President Trump,
and if he had just done a few things differently
all those years ago, he might be home. Stay here,
we'll explain, all right, We continue here on Amy and
(09:35):
TJ on this Friday, January ninth, just getting word from
President Trump that he is taking away at least one
what some thought was a pretty decent option for getting
out of prison for Diddy, which was a presidential pardon.
President Trump telling the New York Times in an interview
that he is not considering pardoning did He, even though
he is now acknowledging did he did officially send him
(09:56):
a letter asking for a pardon and robes He's going
back and forth. We talk about how much he has
kind of teased the press when asked a question about
pardoning Diddy, and he has given some insights into their
history and certainly into how he now views their relationship.
Speaker 3 (10:13):
Yes, we have so many quotes over the past several
months from President Trump that were teasing where he might
be leaning when it came to whether or not he
would pardon Didty. But he did make it clear that
they did at one point have a friendly relationship. He said,
I'm going to quote the president here. I was very
friendly with him. I got along with him great and
(10:33):
seemed like a nice guy. I didn't know him well,
but when I ran for office, he was very hostile.
That is the key point here. So everything was good
until twenty sixteen.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
Do you remember what did he said?
Speaker 1 (10:48):
There was something out there but I can't remember it
being that harsh or maybe what he took it personally.
Speaker 3 (10:52):
He did take it personally. And I don't know the
exact comments that Trump is referring to, but he says
that Colmbs made some nasty statements about him at the
time when he was running for president. He said that
Combs used to really like me a lot, but that
relationship busted up, and so here are a few other things.
He said that we could read the tea leaves, but
(11:14):
he always left open this possibility that he might consider it.
So he said, I haven't seen him, I haven't spoken
to him for years. I don't know. I would certainly
look at the facts. If I think somebody was mistreated,
it wouldn't matter whether they like me or don't. Do
you believe that, No, I don't either, Because then he
kept saying other things that belied that last statement. He said,
(11:39):
after the ditty verdict, I had not heard this one before.
Tell me if you did before. But President Trump said
after did he was convicted of two of the lesser accounts,
He said, well, he was essentially, I guess sort of
half innocent. I know what they do still in jail
or something, But he was celebrating a victory, but I
guess it wasn't as good of a victory.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Yeah, I don't remember that one. I don't at all.
That did make a lot of head No it did not.
Speaker 3 (12:03):
But he said, we're human beings. We don't like to
have things clout 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's more difficult, makes it more I'm being honest, makes
it more difficult to do when it comes to partning someone.
So to me, that was the point. He he and
(12:26):
and I've thought about this when I read the headlines
that Trump has now said he's not considering pardoning Diddy.
You know, when you first go into the workforce, someone
always gives you this advice. You meet the same people
on the way up as you do on the way down.
And if Diddy had just remembered that, maybe he'd be
in a different position right now when he wrote that
(12:47):
letter to President Trump, if he maybe just hadn't said,
I don't know, made a comment about the political race.
This might just be a warning. You never know, you
never know whose help you're going to.
Speaker 1 (13:00):
Need lessons today from Diddy and Trump. But that is
one hundred percent correct when you think of the possibility
that Diddy could be home right now in that fifty
million dollar home if he had just ten years ago
not said anything about Trump running for office, or not
(13:20):
said anything nasty about him running for office or supported him.
Just it's incredible to maybe think about where he would be.
And so, yes, that maybe that's the lesson.
Speaker 2 (13:30):
Just be careful.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
Yeah, I mean, the thing is you you imagine, I mean,
you're someone like President Trump and you have people's freedom
in your hands. You know, that is one of the
incredible powers of the presidency that you have that ability
no matter what someone's accused of, no matter what someone's
been convicted of, you can set someone free, and if
you have pissed off that person, Yeah, I mean, especially
(13:55):
someone like President Trump. I'm not saying he wouldn't consider
the facts. I'm not saying he wouldn't look at the
case obviously in its entirety, but how someone made you
feel as a human being is such a huge part
of your decision.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
I thought it was an honest statement, and I thought
he put it in not necessarily in Trump terms. He
was almost humble in the way he was saying it. Yeah,
this guy hurt my feelings years ago, and I have
to be honest, that still sticks with me. He said
it in a way that I appreciate it, and maybe
we're not used to.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
Hearing from him.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Wouldn't you love to read that letter though?
Speaker 1 (14:30):
Yeah, you remember the letter he wrote to the judge.
He had a long letter he had written to the
judge around his sentencing time as well.
Speaker 2 (14:38):
I'm sure it's a good one.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
I'm sure it is too. But you know, also as
a human being, when someone writes something to you that's flattering,
that's kind, that's humble, that's even reflective. If they want
something from you in return for that letter, it just
doesn't read the same.
Speaker 1 (14:55):
But still, people like to be praised and honored and
begged for things. People love to have power over others.
So we'll see man, Glenn Maxwell's diddy. My goodness, that's
the thing. I think a couple of rappers are even
asking for a pardon. Why not? This is the best
(15:16):
shot you got at it. Our folks just want to
hop on and give you that update you have.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
The Morning Run will have that.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Up for you here as always in a few hours
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Speaker 2 (15:32):
But for now, I'm TJ. Holmes On behalf of my
dear Eddy Robot. We will talk to me a
Hey there, folks, it is Friday, January ninth, and yes,
did he is sitting in prison, but things actually just
got worse for him. And with that, welcome to this
episode of Amy and TJ just got works, Robes, because
he has very few options for getting out of prison
and one of them apparently just went away.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
It's coming out of DC.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Yes it is. And look, we have been waiting to
see if President Trump would pardon or consider pardoning did he?
This has been on the table from the get go
before his trial, During his trial, after his trial, he
has been asked. The President has been asked repeatedly, hey,
would you consider pardoning?
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Did he?
Speaker 1 (00:53):
And he was asked one more time by the New
York Times And this was the one and the reason
we were hopping on given the update, Robes is because
he gave an answer like he had never given before.
And we're actually getting the most official, I guess response
and confirmation that a request has been made.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
That's right. So Trump has revealed for the first time
ever that did he actually sent him a letter asking
for a pardon, And for the first time ever, we
heard the President say he is not considering granting Diddy's
request for that pardon.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
I mean, that's side.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Look, his appeals are going on, and his lawyers are
the best in the country and are making the best
legal arguments. But if you were a betting man or
a betten woman, and you were in Vegas and you
put your money on which of these two is his
best option, a lot of people might have put their
money on a pardon from Trump.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Absolutely, And look, we have been hearing from him, and
we'll get into some of the back and forth. But
the President had not shut the door, and you were
even saying, by the language he chose with the New
York Times that he might have still left a crow
open for the possibility perhaps in the future.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Obviously, he I say, obviously, it's it's it's obvious to me.
But we speak on Rose. He's the headlines are everywhere
this morning, and folks will see them that say Trump
says he is not going to pardon Diddyo, or Trump
shuts the door on partning Diddy or all those things,
and you could read it as such, but his language robes.
(02:25):
He didn't say I'm not going to pardon this man.
He chose his words carefully, and they could be true.
I am not considering partnering him, which is a statement
steeped in present moment, and.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Not considering him doesn't say I'll never consider him or
I won't consider him in the future. Just right now,
I am not considering And he didn't say right now,
but you could infer that that is a part of
that sentence. And look this letter that we're hearing about.
So when he tells the New York Times that he
asked me for a pardon through a letter, obviously the
(03:03):
next question from the New York Times is going to
be can we see it? And in fact President Trump
beat them to it. He said, oh, would you like
to see that letter? He knew exactly that. Obviously, reporters
have been chopping at the bit to try and find
out where his head was. But now to be able
to see a letter that did he wrote to the
(03:24):
president to see where Sean diddy Combe's head is and
how he asked him and what he said, that would
be Reporter Gold.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
I don't know if we'll see it.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
It felt like one of the things once again that right,
Trump is very good at dangling over the press and
keeps our focus right there for a little bit. And
I got the impression, Brob, do you tell me that
this was a letter. This wasn't a legal letter, This
wasn't something written by an attorney. This was from Diddy personally.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
It did seem that's what he the way he said it,
it did sound as though Sean Didty Combs personally wrote
President Trump a letter teasing the reporters, would you like
to see the letter? So, of course the reporter said yes.
But then they made it very clear in the article
that President Trump in fact did not produce that letter
for them. And then they said after the interview, they
went back and they asked for a copy of the letter,
(04:16):
or they asked the White House, could you even give
us a description of its contents. We'll take that too.
The White House just referred reporters back to his original
comments that he is not considering pardoning Sean Ditty Combs.
So they also tried to go through Ditty's lawyers. They
too did not respond to a request for a comment
(04:37):
about the letter. So they were just trying to get
some corroboration or at least some idea of what Didty
said in that letter.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
I know this is significant after what we saw last year. Alter,
I mean this was the talk of the tier the year,
at least from a legal standpoint.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
Was it not?
Speaker 3 (04:53):
Absolutely?
Speaker 1 (04:54):
It had implications of race, of the entertainment industry, power men, abuse,
physical assaults, responsibility, corhersion. I mean, you keep going and going.
It just had all of these elements to it that
had the whole country talking, not just about some baby oil,
(05:14):
but we were having real conversations about what this meant,
and responsibility and friendships and who should step in and
women and with the Stuart this was everything.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
So to think that the guy at the center.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Of all of that might possibly end up walking out
of jail way early is top of mind for a
lot of people and relevant to the justice system. So
to hear that one of his what some would say
best options might be off the table, it does bring
this to a level.
Speaker 3 (05:45):
It certainly does. So he loses what, yes, many would
consider his best or easiest path out of prison, but
a lot of us I mean, we mentioned it, but
we didn't focus on it. Because it was on Christmas Eve,
December twenty fourth, that Diddy's lawyer made that official appeal.
So they appealed his conviction and they also appealed his sentence,
(06:07):
so his attorney, one of his attorneys, Alexandra Shapiro, I
thought this was interesting in the filing on Christmas Eve,
this really is his last ditch, This is his last
chance at getting out of prison. So in the appeal,
in the filing, she called his sentence unlawful, unconstitutional, and
(06:27):
a perversion of justice, and she asked the appeals court
to consider two things. First of all, just to actually
throw out his conviction entirely. But if the appeals court
decides not to do that, they're asking for him to
be re sentenced. And that's interesting because they are going
after the judge in this case. They said that the
judge did not properly follow sentencing guidelines when sending him
(06:53):
to prison for fifty months that was his prison sentence.
They actually used this word. They said the judge flouted
new guylines and improperly considered conduct for which Combs had
already been acquitted when they when the judge formulated his sentence.
And we've talked a lot about this.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Yeah, I mean the judge was I mean, the judge
wasn't shy about it. He says, yeah, I know these
things you weren't the more serious charges. He was not
convicted of. He said, still I am. I think you're
a bad dude who did some bad stuff, and I'm
still going to consider stuff you were not convicted of
in your sentence, which I mean, just from a lay person,
sounds wrong. But I might not be legally wrong, but
(07:34):
it sounds wrong.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
So in the filing, Diddy's attorneys said that the judge
acted as a thirteenth juror exactly to what you're saying.
So he acted as a thirteenth jurer in the case,
and they called the sentence draconian. So they are going
after this judge in a way that they haven't before
because up until now they've been trying to appeal to
that said judge.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Yeah, he was literally his judge. I mean, he was
judging him on everything. So yeah, they were very kind
to him and did he even have nice words.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
But he's been doing a fabulous job right right before
the verdict. Yes, he was doing his best to try
and butter him up. It did not work. Yes, because
in September, just a few months ago, you remember, this
was the other effort they were making to try and
get him out of prison. They were actually appealing directly
to that judge. They said, Hey, he was convicted under
the Man Act. This was not an act that was
(08:28):
intended for its current use. This is an act just
steeped in racism, and this was not the original intent
of the law, and it was applied to Diddy to
get these longer prison sentences. The judge said, nah, too bad,
so sad. So that didn't work appealing to the judge.
So now they're appealing to a federal appellate court, and
(08:49):
they're throwing the judge under the bus.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
Yes, appealing to an appellate court, but no longer can
he appeal to maybe President Trump, who now seems to
be saying he is not considering a pardon. But would
you believe, folks, we have to go back, maybe I
don't know, ten years to get the answer as to
why did he isn't at home chilling in Miami right now. Yes,
(09:15):
it has to do with his relationship with President Trump,
and if he had just done a few things differently
all those years ago, he might be home. Stay here,
we'll explain, all right, We continue here on Amy and
(09:35):
TJ on this Friday, January ninth, just getting word from
President Trump that he is taking away at least one
what some thought was a pretty decent option for getting
out of prison for Diddy, which was a presidential pardon.
President Trump telling the New York Times in an interview
that he is not considering pardoning did He, even though
he is now acknowledging did he did officially send him
(09:56):
a letter asking for a pardon and robes He's going
back and forth. We talk about how much he has
kind of teased the press when asked a question about
pardoning Diddy, and he has given some insights into their
history and certainly into how he now views their relationship.
Speaker 3 (10:13):
Yes, we have so many quotes over the past several
months from President Trump that were teasing where he might
be leaning when it came to whether or not he
would pardon Didty. But he did make it clear that
they did at one point have a friendly relationship. He said,
I'm going to quote the president here. I was very
friendly with him. I got along with him great and
(10:33):
seemed like a nice guy. I didn't know him well,
but when I ran for office, he was very hostile.
That is the key point here. So everything was good
until twenty sixteen.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
Do you remember what did he said?
Speaker 1 (10:48):
There was something out there but I can't remember it
being that harsh or maybe what he took it personally.
Speaker 3 (10:52):
He did take it personally. And I don't know the
exact comments that Trump is referring to, but he says
that Colmbs made some nasty statements about him at the
time when he was running for president. He said that
Combs used to really like me a lot, but that
relationship busted up, and so here are a few other things.
He said that we could read the tea leaves, but
(11:14):
he always left open this possibility that he might consider it.
So he said, I haven't seen him, I haven't spoken
to him for years. I don't know. I would certainly
look at the facts. If I think somebody was mistreated,
it wouldn't matter whether they like me or don't. Do
you believe that, No, I don't either, Because then he
kept saying other things that belied that last statement. He said,
(11:39):
after the ditty verdict, I had not heard this one before.
Tell me if you did before. But President Trump said
after did he was convicted of two of the lesser accounts,
He said, well, he was essentially, I guess sort of
half innocent. I know what they do still in jail
or something, But he was celebrating a victory, but I
guess it wasn't as good of a victory.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Yeah, I don't remember that one. I don't at all.
That did make a lot of head No it did not.
Speaker 3 (12:03):
But he said, we're human beings. We don't like to
have things clout 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's more difficult, makes it more I'm being honest, makes
it more difficult to do when it comes to partning someone.
So to me, that was the point. He he and
(12:26):
and I've thought about this when I read the headlines
that Trump has now said he's not considering pardoning Diddy.
You know, when you first go into the workforce, someone
always gives you this advice. You meet the same people
on the way up as you do on the way down.
And if Diddy had just remembered that, maybe he'd be
in a different position right now when he wrote that
(12:47):
letter to President Trump, if he maybe just hadn't said,
I don't know, made a comment about the political race.
This might just be a warning. You never know, you
never know whose help you're going to.
Speaker 1 (13:00):
Need lessons today from Diddy and Trump. But that is
one hundred percent correct when you think of the possibility
that Diddy could be home right now in that fifty
million dollar home if he had just ten years ago
not said anything about Trump running for office, or not
(13:20):
said anything nasty about him running for office or supported him.
Just it's incredible to maybe think about where he would be.
And so, yes, that maybe that's the lesson.
Speaker 2 (13:30):
Just be careful.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
Yeah, I mean, the thing is you you imagine, I mean,
you're someone like President Trump and you have people's freedom
in your hands. You know, that is one of the
incredible powers of the presidency that you have that ability
no matter what someone's accused of, no matter what someone's
been convicted of, you can set someone free, and if
you have pissed off that person, Yeah, I mean, especially
(13:55):
someone like President Trump. I'm not saying he wouldn't consider
the facts. I'm not saying he wouldn't look at the
case obviously in its entirety, but how someone made you
feel as a human being is such a huge part
of your decision.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
I thought it was an honest statement, and I thought
he put it in not necessarily in Trump terms. He
was almost humble in the way he was saying it. Yeah,
this guy hurt my feelings years ago, and I have
to be honest, that still sticks with me. He said
it in a way that I appreciate it, and maybe
we're not used to.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
Hearing from him.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Wouldn't you love to read that letter though?
Speaker 1 (14:30):
Yeah, you remember the letter he wrote to the judge.
He had a long letter he had written to the
judge around his sentencing time as well.
Speaker 2 (14:38):
I'm sure it's a good one.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
I'm sure it is too. But you know, also as
a human being, when someone writes something to you that's flattering,
that's kind, that's humble, that's even reflective. If they want
something from you in return for that letter, it just
doesn't read the same.
Speaker 1 (14:55):
But still, people like to be praised and honored and
begged for things. People love to have power over others.
So we'll see man, Glenn Maxwell's diddy. My goodness, that's
the thing. I think a couple of rappers are even
asking for a pardon. Why not? This is the best
(15:16):
shot you got at it. Our folks just want to
hop on and give you that update you have.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
The Morning Run will have that.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
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