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Some prospective Weinstein jurors make clear they can’t be fair in judging


Weinstein is being retried on two charges from his original trial, which ended with a rape conviction but was later overturned

That ruling gave Weinstein a second chance to fight the charges and do so in a different atmosphere than his first trial, which was held in the middle of a global reckoning over sexual misconduct. Speaking outside the courthouse on Tuesday, that accuser’s lawyer, Lindsay Goldbrum, said one thing would become “crystal clear” from her client’s upcoming testimony at the trial: “This was not consensual. Those who remain will be seated in or near the jury box, 24 at a time, and asked additional questions about things like their education, work, and whether anyone they know is in law enforcement or has been a victim of a crime.

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