Sean "Diddy" Combs is standing trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges in a case that has captured widespread attention.

While their current relationship may seem opportunistic, Trump and Combs do share a decades-long history. In a 2012 episode of Celebrity Apprentice, Trump referred to Combs as his “friend,” saying: “I love Diddy… he’s a good friend of mine; he’s a good guy.”

Combs, who was charged last September, is currently on trial in the Southern District of New York on sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges. But starting after Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, close associates of the mogul got to work on cozying up to Trumpland.

Sean “Diddy” Combs may be looking to an unlikely figure for help during his high-profile criminal case: President Donald Trump. While the hip-hop mogul’s legal team wages war in a Manhattan courtroom against sweeping federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges,

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, facing federal charges including sex trafficking, is reportedly seeking a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.

Well, Suge Knight may be on to something … As the legal firestorm surrounding Sean “Diddy” Combs intensifies, sources close to the embattled music icon claim his team is quietly exploring a bold and controversial lifeline: a potential presidential pardon from former U.S. President Donald Trump.