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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Dalton

Weinstein lawyer in closing: 'Tears do not make truth'

ASSOCIATED PRESS

An attorney for Harvey Weinstein at his Los Angeles rape and sexual assault trial told jurors Thursday that prosecutors' case relies entirely on asking them to trust women whose testimony showed they were untrustworthy.

“Take my word for it,” Jackson told jurors in his closing argument. “Five words that sum up the entirety of the prosecution’s case.”

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