CAFE Insider 2/25: Time's Up for Weinstein & Jail for Stone

In this episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, “Time’s Up for Weinstein & Jail for Stone” Preet and Anne break down the latest high-profile legal and political news making the headlines, including:

— Harvey Weinstein’s conviction on two of the five charges he faced in New York — and what his guilty verdict means for sex crimes prosecutions in the #MeToo era.  

— Roger Stone’s sentence of 40 months in prison, a fine of $20,000, and two years probation — and Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s stirring remarks at the sentencing. 

— The concerns around Trump’s appointment of Richard Grenell, a loyalist with no intelligence experience, as the Acting Director of National Intelligence. 

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

WEINSTEIN VERDICT

• People v. Molineux, 168 N.Y. 264 (N.Y. 1901)
• Molineaux evidence jury instructions
• Nicolas Cage film Con Air, IMDB
• “Harvey Weinstein is Found Guilty of Rape,” New York Times, 2/24/20
• “Here’s what we’ve learned at the Weinstein trial so far,” NPR, 2/6/20 
• “Weinstein Case Could Influence Other Sex Crimes Prosecutions,” New York Times, 2/25/20
• “The Reporting That Led to Weinstein’s Trial and Conviction,” The New Yorker, 2/24/20
• “Why Didn’t Manhattan DA Cy Vance Prosecute the Trumps or Harvey Weinstein?” The New Yorker, 10/13/17
• Weinstein Los Angeles unsealed indictment, 1/6/20
• “Weinstein Faces Charges in Los Angeles, New York Times, 2/25/20

BLOOMBERG NDA’S 

• Bloomberg statement on releasing 3 women from their NDA’s, 2/21/20
• “Bloomberg says 3 women can be released from their NDA’s,” NPR, 2/21/20
• “Warren’s takedown of Bloomberg goes viral,” Washington Post, 2/20/20

STONE SENTENCING 

• Initial sentencing memo, 2/20/20
• “Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison,” Washington Post, 2/20/20
• “Judge in Roger Stone case rebukes Trump-backed conspiracies,” CNN, 2/20/20
• “Trump says Roger Stone has a ‘very good chance’ of exoneration but will ‘let the process play out,’” Politico, 2/20/20

RECUSAL 

• The Court’s opinions, including Justice Sotomayor’s dissent, in Wolf v. Cook County, 2/21/20
• “Trump calls for Sotomayor, Ginsburg to recuse themselves from ‘Trump-related’ cases,” CNN, 2/25/20

DNI PICK

• “Trump names Richard Grenell as Acting Director of National Intelligence,” New York Times, 2/19/20
• “Senior intelligence official told lawmakers that Russia wants to see Trump re-elected,” Washington Post, 2/21/20
• “US intelligence briefer appears to have overstated assessment of 2020 Russian interference,” CNN, 2/23/20

ANNE LAUGHING CHALLENGE 

• Nicole Najafi Twitter thread on hypothetical dates with Democratic presidential candidates, 2/22/20