will not do something terrible. the fear, i m certain among republican leaders, is that if they say too much, this he will push away the people they need in 2024 to deliver the white house. that is to me putting party over country and it is time to put country over party. and trump said he won t drop out of the race even if he s convicted. and in your view, i mean, what could the party do? what could the country do? because it sounds as though if you re following this case, and how this process might play out, you know, it is quite possible we may not see this fully adjudicated until right in the thick of the campaign season next year, if that. it may even be after the 2024 election. jim, it is absolutely vital that no one be disqualified from running for office because they ve been indicted. our system of government absolutely, our system of justice depends on people being
it was a perfect storm. i think 2016 you know, after coming off of the election and we saw things like the women s march happen. we d seen a series of major cases in the media of course culminating in the weinstein case. i think we had a moment where particularly women were sort of fed up and it was a moment where people and of course social media is a place where people can express themselves pretty freely and quickly. and it just created this moment that could not be stopped. and once the floodgates opened they just never were able to be closed. yeah. i mean, it almost took on a life of its own. how did you harness the energy of that response and channel it into action? or did it just happen organically? well, in some ways it happened organically, but i think what people forget is that
what trump trump was leading chants of lock her up with hillary clinton and what mike pence was excused by, because this is not just the crime. it is the cover-up. as the indictment makes very clear. and so, you know, if folks it is just another example why you need the context. context is key to understanding anything. if there is a willful disregard of that, then we need to hammer home the fact that is not a case about what aboutism. that is not nothing to do with the facts in this case. since we re looking ahead to the arraignment on tuesday and trump is saying i ll see you in miami. listen to some of the rhetoric trump was using on the campaign trail yesterday. he talked about how this campaign is quote, the final battle and he made some comments that sounds awfully familiar. if we have that audio, let s listen to that. our people are angry. and they just keep doing it. and sometimes you need strength. you have to have strength. more than just normal strength.
himself as a victim of the justice department ant interestingly his closest rival ron desantis is striking a similar tone. let s listen to that. is there a different standard for a democrat secretary of state versus a former republican president? i think there needs to be one standard of justice in this country. let s enforce it on everybody and make sure we all know the rules. john, i mean, maybe i m a little long in the tooth, but i remember a time when, you know, if you had a rival candidates in a race that they would seize on an indictment of the front-runner and maybe, you know, try to tell the voters, maybe don t vote for this guy. he s been indicted. and in this case, you have a lot of these rivals in the republican field, they almost sound like their auditioning for the trump cabinet in 2024 or vice president. they don t want to lay a glove on him. yeah. it is the ultimate sign of weakness.
#MeToo movement: Harvey Weinstein accusers to get $17 million in settlement
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Weinstein, 68, was sentenced to 23 years in prison last year after being convicted of rape and sexual assault.
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NEW YORK: A US bankruptcy judge has approved a $17 million payout to dozens of women who accused jailed movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse.
Weinstein, 68, was sentenced to 23 years in prison last year after being convicted of rape and sexual assault.
Delaware Judge Mary Walrath on Monday agreed to the Weinstein Company s liquidation plan, which sets aside the payment.
She overruled the objections of several of Weinstein s victims who complained that the settlement prevented them from pursuing other legal claims.