India, Aug. 10 -- Disgraced rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs has inched closer to the possibility of a pardon in his conviction on prostitution-related charges. The rapper's lawyer confirmed that he is seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump. On Friday, his lawyer Mark Geragos implied that if pardoned, Diddy would become a Trump supporter.

Speaking on TMZ's 2 Angry Men podcast, Geragos, who has represented Diddy in the case, said he has begun to empathise with President Trump, who himself has had quite a few run-ins with the legal system. "I don't know that I would say he's pledging loyalty, but I think he would probably say I now get what he went through," Geragoes said, adding that he would become a Trump supporter if pardoned. This woul...