Court records or official statements from the Manhattan DA's office or the presiding judge

Manhattan DA Requests Judge to Address Defense Lawyer's Comments in Weinstein Sex Crimes Retrial

May 24, 2024, 09:20 PM

The Manhattan district attorney’s office has requested that the judge overseeing Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on sex crimes charges urge the lead defense lawyer to stop making public statements that attack the credibility and character of witnesses. The district attorney’s office has accused the lead defense lawyer of making statements intended to intimidate, humiliate, and attack the witnesses, The New York Times reported. Prosecutors have expressed their disapproval of the defense lawyer's comments in Weinstein's New York case.