Diddy Draws Parallels To Trump In Bid For Freedom [Video]

In a final attempt to gain his release before Thanksgiving, Diddy made an unexpected comparison to President-Elect Donald Trump in a recent court filing. Reports indicate that his legal team invoked Trump’s name in an attempt to counter accusations from prosecutors, who argue that Diddy attempted to sway potential jurors in his ongoing sex-trafficking trial through a strategic public relations move online.

In their legal filing, the mogul’s attorneys referenced an appellate ruling from Trump’s election interference case, emphasizing the broad free-speech protections granted to defendants under the First Amendment. His lawyers cited, “Only a significant and imminent threat to the administration of criminal justice will support restricting Mr. Trump’s speech.” The eight-page document argues that Diddy, much like Trump or any other federal defendant, holds a constitutional right “to criticize and speak out against the prosecution and the criminal trial process that seek to take away his liberty.”

The court documents go on to state, “Accordingly, the Court …