Donald Trump Jr. reveals a bizarre new conspiracy theory about why Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested

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Donald Trump Jr. has spread a baseless conspiracy theory that Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested so that celebrities associated with him would support his father’s opponent, Kamala Harris.

Combs was arrested in September on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Federal prosecutors allege that Combs and his associates threatened, abused and coerced women and others around him “to fulfill his sexual desires” – which allegedly included forcing victims to engage in recorded sexual activity that he described as “freak offs.” designated.

A lawsuit also alleges that Combs regularly hosted “sex-trafficking parties” involving underage women and illegal drugs, and implies that look-alike record company executives benefited financially from access to celebrities and dignitaries, including British royalty Prince Harry.

Now the former president’s eldest son has claimed that these celebrities supported Harris for money or because they were on a “diddy party list.”

“We’re seeing unprecedented amounts of pay-for-play again,” Trump Jr. said on his podcast. Triggeredon Monday evening. “Again, none of this is organic. It is a paid influencer business. Know this. The celebrities who are not getting paid are probably getting paid in other ways because they are on either an Epstein list or a Diddy Party list or both.”

“We all saw how magically Diddy gets arrested and suddenly everyone supports the Democrat, out of nowhere,” he added.

Trump Jr. provided no concrete evidence to support this claim or link any celebrities to Combs. Additionally, many of the celebrities who supported Harris signaled their support for Biden and Democratic candidates long before Combs was arrested.

For example, Taylor Swift supported President Joe Biden in 2020 before encouraging fans to vote for Harris this year. Beyoncé, who spoke at a Harris rally last week, also supported the president four years ago. The same goes for Cardi B, Demi Lovato, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Madonna and dozens of other big names.

With just hours until the polls close this Election Day, national polls suggest Harris and Trump are neck and neck.

The vice president has a 0.9-point lead over the former president, according to an average of national polls conducted Tuesday morning. The final polls are available in the seven swing states The New York Times/Siena College shows a mixed picture. In five states, both candidates are less than two points apart among likely voters, making it impossible to predict a win at this point.

At Nevada, Harris has a 3-point lead, just within the margin of error. Meanwhile, in Arizona, Trump has built a 4-point lead that is well beyond the margin of error.