Sean “Diddy” Combs equates with Donald Trump to get bail for Thanksgiving

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers recently sent a letter to a judge scheduled to rule on the rapper’s bail request on Thanksgiving Monday, citing the federal criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump.

In a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian on Friday, the music mogul’s lawyers argued that Combs’ statements on social media and other public platforms are protected by the First Amendment and should be subjected to the “most demanding scrutiny,” just as Trump’s case entails presidential immunity.

“The Court should apply Trump’s heightened standards when considering Mr. Combs’ speech here,” they wrote.

The Supreme Court considered whether Trump was immune from criminal offenses for acts committed while in office in Trump v. United States.

Combs’ lawyers claimed that in the Trump case, the court ruled that speech restrictions were justified only when “there is a significant and imminent threat to the criminal justice system.”

According to them, the rapper has a “greater constitutional right” than other participants in the trial to express his disapproval and criticism of the indictment.

Diddy’s lawyers bring up a video his kids posted on Dad’s birthday

His lawyers also cited a video uploaded to Combs’ Instagram account showing his children calling him while he was in prison to wish him a happy birthday.

Referring to his birthday post, federal prosecutors noted that “the defendant’s intent could not be clearer: He expressly wanted to intervene in the jury in this case through a targeted, public social media post and also induced his family members to do so.” make the contribution.”

In response, Combs’ attorneys said in the letter that the government’s claims that he should not ask his children to post birthday wishes on a social media platform “are, quite simply, an unconstitutional attempt to silence him.”

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A look at Diddy’s attempts to get out on bail

Combs appeared at his preliminary hearing on Friday. He was arrested in the lobby of a Manhattan hotel on September 16 and charged with racketeering, forcible sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution.

His bail was first denied in September, when the indictment was made public, and again in early November because the judge considered his wealth and connections made him a flight risk.

While Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges, he also faces multiple lawsuits from women who claim he abused them and forced them to perform sexual acts against their will.