(NewsNation) — A White House official said President Donald Trump is not considering a commutation for Sean ”Diddy” Combs, pushing back on an earlier report that the president was mulling over potentially releasing the music producer as early as this week.

The official told NewsNation that there was no truth to a TMZ report that Trump was thinking about commuting Combs. The official added that the president is the final decision maker on all pardons and commutations.

The outlet pushed back on the White House on Tuesday, saying, “We stand by our story. Our story is accurate.” TMZ had cited a "high-ranking White House official" in their earlier story.

Trump confirmed earlier this month that Combs had requested a pardon for his prostitution-related felony convictions.

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