{"id":2291392,"date":"2024-07-09T17:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T21:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-anticipate-harvey-weinstein-retrial-as-new-victims-surface-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T17:52:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T21:52:24","slug":"prosecutors-anticipate-harvey-weinstein-retrial-as-new-victims-surface-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-anticipate-harvey-weinstein-retrial-as-new-victims-surface-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutors anticipate Harvey Weinstein retrial as new victims surface &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprosecutors-anticipate-harvey-weinstein-retrial-as-new-victims-surface-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2291392&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In\u200d this news article by Peter McHugh from the Washington Examiner, it is reported that prosecutors are preparing \u2064for a retrial of\u200b Harvey Weinstein\u200d as new victims come forward with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russell-brand-denies-allegations-after-being-accused-of-sexual-abuse\/\" title=\"Russell Brand refutes sexual abuse accusations.\">sexual \u2062assault allegations<\/a>. The article highlights the statements made by the assistant district attorney, \u2062Nicole Blumberg, regarding the allegations and \u200bthe potential timeline for the trial. Weinstein&#8217;s attorney, Arthur\u200c Aidala, is quoted criticizing the prosecution&#8217;s case and raising concerns \u200cabout delays in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-impeachment-managers-demand-trump-testify-in-senate-trial\/\" title=\"House Impeachment Managers Demand Trump Testify in Senate Trial\">legal process<\/a>. The article also mentions Weinstein&#8217;s current health \u2062issues\u200b and the previous convictions that were overturned in 2024. the article provides an update\u2062 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taxpayers-to-foot-bill-for-terrorists-sex-change\/\" title=\"Taxpayers To Foot Bill for Terrorist\u2019s Sex Change\">ongoing legal proceedings<\/a> against Harvey Weinstein.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Prosecutors anticipate Harvey Weinstein retrial as new victims surface<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/pmchugh\/\">Peter McHugh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-09T17:12:55-04:00\">July 9, 2024 5:12 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1636732\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harvey-weinstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harvey Weinstein<\/a> appeared before a Manhattan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>criminal<\/a> court Tuesday as prosecutors pursue new sexual assault allegations and a likely retrial for the former producer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe the defendant forcibly raped and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-bill-gates-and-hillary-clinton-on-jeffrey-epsteins-island-in-2002\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Bill Gates And Hillary Clinton On Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s Island In 2002?\">sexually abused women<\/a> in Manhattan that fall within the statute of limitations,\u201d Nicole Blumberg, the assistant district attorney, said. \u201cThere were women in 2020 who were not ready to proceed with the legal process. They are now ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As prosecutors further investigate these accusations, they have yet to appear before a grand jury and remain unsure when the inquiry will conclude. Arthur Aidala, Weinstein\u2019s attorney, attempted to poke holes in the prosecution\u2019s case, brandishing the maneuver as a scramble to find illegitimate evidence. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have a defendant, and now they\u2019re out there looking for a crime,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re out there with a hotline: 1-800-Get-Harvey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Blumberg, they could move the trial to late fall, with the exact date as of yet unknown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNovember would be a realistic time frame,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Aidala replied in a criticizing mantra, claiming that they, \u201cjust delay, delay, delay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Weinstein, now wheelchair bound, has been behind bars at Rikers Island for over five years. At 72, he suffers from macular degeneration, with fluid gluing up his lungs and heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s suffering tremendously,\u201d Aidala said, \u201cHe\u2019s a sick man. He\u2019s got little kids and he wants to get out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Weinstein was originally convicted of rape by the New York Criminal Court in 2020 and sentenced to 23 years in prison. In 2024, these convictions were overturned, stating alleged errors in procedure. In 2021, he was extradited to Los Angeles and convicted of three additional rape charges, receiving 16 years, which he is now serving.<\/p>\n<p>Testimonies from these potential new victims would reopen the New York case, adding to the 80-plus women who have come forward since 2017. While Weinstein has repeatedly sworn the interactions were consensual, the waves of allegations against him simultaneously opened up the door for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/metoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>#MeToo movement<\/a>, a cause built to protect the rape victims of powerful male figures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe in this case and we will be retrying this case,\u201d Blumberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/harvey-weinstein-expected-new-york-court-after-rape-conviction-overturned-2024-05-01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n<p>Weinstein\u2019s next court appearance is expected on July 19.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1636732\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1636732\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecutors are preparing for a potential retrial of Harvey Weinstein as new victims come forward with sexual assault allegations. Weinstein&#8217;s attorney claims the prosecution is scrambling to find evidence, while prosecutors believe they have a strong case. The trial could potentially be moved to late fall, but the exact date is still unknown. Weinstein, who is currently serving time in prison, is said to be suffering from health issues. Despite his previous convictions being overturned, prosecutors plan to retry the case with testimonies from new victims. The #MeToo movement, sparked by allegations against Weinstein, aims to protect victims of powerful male figures. Harvey Weinstein is expected to appear in court on July 19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3195,"featured_media":2291393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harvey-Weinstein.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34420,34421,5169,11085,32076],"class_list":["post-2291392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-harvey-weinstein","tag-new-victims","tag-prosecutors","tag-retrial","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harvey-Weinstein.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}