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Harvey Weinstein Faces Justice Again: ‘It’s Going to Be a Very Different Trial’
As Harvey Weinstein faces his third trial, his defense hopes that a changing political climate and a new judge give him a chance of acquittal.
In 2020, Justice James Burke issued a series of pre-trial rulings that infuriated the defense, and at one point threatened to throw Weinstein in jail for using his phone in the courtroom. He recently gained 25 pounds, and is battling a tongue inflammation that makes it difficult to swallow and creates a choking hazard, said the spokesman, Juda Engelmayer. The appeals court found that ruling, too, was improper, saying the only purpose was to underscore Weinstein’s “loathsome character.” In the retrial, the prosecution’s leeway is expected to be curtailed considerably.
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