What's in the Letter?
Updated
Mike Tyson carried a letter from Sean Combs to the president. He hasn't said what it says.
Mike Tyson spent October 8 and 9 going from a radio studio to the White House briefing room, and then onto Air Force One.
- January. Trump tells The New York Times that Combs asked him for a pardon by "letter," and that he isn't considering it (The A.V. Club).
- Thursday, October 8. On SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live, Tyson says "I'm friendly with Puff," and then "He wanted me to give a letter to the president." Did he deliver it? "I did what he told me to do, yeah." On the case: "They used a 110-year-old rule to get him." (XXL, Pulse Sports)
- Friday, October 9. In the White House briefing room, Tyson is asked whether Republicans will win the midterms: "I think Donald Trump's gonna win." Trump is not on the ballot (The Daily Beast, via Yahoo).
- That night. Tyson flies to Syracuse on Air Force One and joins Trump on stage at a rally for Bruce Blakeman. Trump: "Bruce wants a little protection, he's got the right guy." Tyson: "I'm just happy to be here with my president, President Trump." (OutKick)
Nobody has said whether Tyson's letter is the pardon letter.
The three men's records
- Combs is serving 50 months at FCI Fort Dix on two Mann Act counts. The jury acquitted him of sex trafficking and racketeering. His release date has moved to March 2, 2028 (XXL).
- Tyson was convicted in February 1992 of raping Desiree Washington, an 18-year-old pageant contestant, in Indianapolis (Sports Illustrated). He served three years and was released in March 1995. He has said the sex was consensual (History).
- Trump was found liable by a jury for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll, which he denies. On August 17, the Supreme Court refused for a second time to take up the $5 million verdict (AP, via OPB). He was also convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records tied to $130,000 paid to Stormy Daniels. His state appeal is still pending (Axios).
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