The judge overseeing Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on sex crimes charges was asked by the Manhattan district attorney’s office to urge the lead defense lawyer to stop making public statements meant to intimidate and attack witnesses.
Prosecutors asked Justice Curtis Farber, via a letter filed to the judge on Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court, to remind Weinstein’s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, of his "ethical obligations.” The letter detailed obligations specifically pertaining to out-of-court statements intended to question the “credibility and character” of witnesses, under the New York Rules of Professional Conduct.
