Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers cite Donald Trump's example in latest bail plea

Sean Diddy Combs' lawyers are trying all possible ways to get the disgraced music mogul out of jail. Diddy's team of of lawyers sent a letter to a judge who is scheduled to decide on the rapper's bail bid request for Thanksgiving on Monday referring to President-elect Donald Trump's federal criminal case. 

In a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian on Friday, the music mogul's attorneys argued that Combs' remarks on social media and other public platforms are shielded by the First Amendment and ought to be subjected to the “most demanding scrutiny,” much like in Trump's case involving presidential immunity.

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

The Supreme Court examined whether Trump was immune from felony charges for acts committed while in office in the case of Trump v. United States.

Combs' attorneys stated that the court in Trump's case determined that speech restrictions are justified only when there “is a significant and imminent threat to the administration of criminal justice.”

According to them, the rapper has a “greater constitutional claim” than other participants in the trial to voice his disapproval and criticism of the prosecution.

The team of lawyers also cited a video that was uploaded to Combs' Instagram account showing his children calling him while he was behind prison and extending him good wishes on his birthday.

Meanwhile, the prosecutors  referred to his birthday post, and stated that the “defendant’s intent could not be clearer: he expressly wanted to interfere with the jury pool in this case through a targeted, public, social media post, and he caused his family members to make the post.”

In response, Combs' attorneys stated 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.”

Diddy’s previous attempts at getting bail

This isn't Diddy's first attempt at obtaining bail. Diddy’s first bail package comprised a $50 million bond, which was financed mostly with equity in his home. The court documents stated that his legal team “took possession of Mr. Combs' U.S. passport” as it helped in reducing the mogul’s flight risk. 

A judge denied the initial request for Diddy to be released on bail, so his defence team came up with a new plan. They proposed that Diddy be placed under house arrest instead, where they would keep a detailed log of everyone who visits him. Specifically, they suggested that only his close female family members would be allowed to visit, limiting contact with other women. The court had rejected the appeal.