Jailed ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan draws parallels to President Trump in fight for justice

Protesters decry 14-year jail sentence of former PM Imran Khan

Lawyers and supporters decried a verdict sentencing Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment in a land corruption case, calling it a "witch-hunt" against the former cricket star. (Video: Reuters.)

President Donald Trump greets Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House, July 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supporters of Imran Khan chant slogans during a protest against the Pakistan Election Commission, in Lahore, Pakistan, March 10, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, his wife, speak to the media at an office of Lahore High Court in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 17, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the political party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, hold a rally on Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Richard Grenell has stated his support for freeing Imran Khan on social media. (Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)