Richard Herman on Weinstein: ‘Monday, We’ll Have a Verdict in This Case’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Spoke to ░░░░░░░░ the rape by Weinstein ░░░░░░░░ than 25 years ago ░░░░░░░░ judge denied it because ░░░░░░░░ was never entered into ░░░░░░░░ in the trial To ░░░░░░░░ it over I am ░░░░░░░░ by Avery freedman and ░░░░░░░░ Herman Good to see ░░░░░░░░ Avery you first What ░░░░░░░░ be read if anything ░░░░░░░░ the note from the ░░░░░░░░ that they re deadlocked ░░░░░░░░ two counts Well I ░░░░░░░░ what s really significant ░░░░░░░░ actual trial lawyers dealing ░░░░░░░░ juries shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ I think what we ░░░░░░░░ by the question late ░░░░░░░░ Friday afternoon is that ░░░░░░░░ made a decision on ░░░░░░░░ lesser crimes the criminal ░░░░░░░░ act and the rape ░░░░░░░░ miss Haleigh and miss ░░░░░░░░ The big one is ░░░░░░░░ predatory sexual acts which ░░░░░░░░ need that finding to ░░░░░░░░ potential life I think ░░░░░░░░ people looking at this ░░░░░░░░ on experience are looking ░░░░░░░░ the fact that there ░░░░░░░░ going to be convictions ░░░░░░░░ think Harvey Weinstein is ░░░░░░░░ good bye to a ░░░░░░░░ of people now We ░░░░░░░░ see what happens with ░░░░░░░░ two big ones Fredricka ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ ll be looking at ░░░░░░░░ and Tuesday Richard will ░░░░░░░░ reply possibly for the ░░░░░░░░ be that it could ░░░░░░░░ that jurors are confused ░░░░░░░░ the charge or need ░░░░░░░░ to explain what those ░░░░░░░░ are and that might ░░░░░░░░ them render a decision ░░░░░░░░ don t think so ░░░░░░░░ The questionnaire given to ░░░░░░░░ jurors the verdict sheet ░░░░░░░░ is very complicated I ░░░░░░░░ bet 70 of the ░░░░░░░░ couldn t even follow ░░░░░░░░ instructions the jury is ░░░░░░░░ four full days they ░░░░░░░░ going through the evidence ░░░░░░░░ re weighing everything If ░░░░░░░░ re in the business ░░░░░░░░ prognosticating what jurors are ░░░░░░░░ you re not going ░░░░░░░░ be in business very ░░░░░░░░ It is very difficult ░░░░░░░░ s right But here ░░░░░░░░ here the judge instructed ░░░░░░░░ jury do not do ░░░░░░░░ reach the predatory acts ░░░░░░░░ you have a conviction ░░░░░░░░ one of the earlier ░░░░░░░░ on sexual misconduct or ░░░░░░░░ If you don t ░░░░░░░░ conviction on those do ░░░░░░░░ address predatory Here the ░░░░░░░░ is saying we are ░░░░░░░░ predatory which seems to ░░░░░░░░ to think that they ░░░░░░░░ a conviction on something ░░░░░░░░ and that they re ░░░░░░░░ unanimous on predatory and ░░░░░░░░ s significant because they ░░░░░░░░ to believe Annabelle s ░░░░░░░░ they spent a lot ░░░░░░░░ time on read back ░░░░░░░░ predatory crimes bring 25 ░░░░░░░░ to life minimum 25 ░░░░░░░░ life That s why ░░░░░░░░ of New York has ░░░░░░░░ hard to get those ░░░░░░░░ don t think they ░░░░░░░░ going to get them ░░░░░░░░ I think Fred Monday ░░░░░░░░ ll have a verdict ░░░░░░░░ this case Avery would ░░░░░░░░ be rules that say ░░░░░░░░ or nothing you have ░░░░░░░░ have decision on all ░░░░░░░░ them Can you only ░░░░░░░░ decision on three and ░░░░░░░░ you are simply hung ░░░░░░░░ I think so What ░░░░░░░░ would mean is another ░░░░░░░░ I do think I ░░░░░░░░ seeing commentary these are ░░░░░░░░ crimes Let me tell ░░░░░░░░ something if that rape ░░░░░░░░ the jury buys the ░░░░░░░░ that s 5 to ░░░░░░░░ right there Excuse me ░░░░░░░░ is 67 years old ░░░░░░░░ s a Life sentence ░░░░░░░░ keep in mind this ░░░░░░░░ very important There s ░░░░░░░░ to be another trial ░░░░░░░░ up in Los Angeles ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ I think Harvey Weinstein ░░░░░░░░ this is a big ░░░░░░░░ bowl of trouble And ░░░░░░░░ is going in Monday ░░░░░░░░ feeling the way he ░░░░░░░░ Thursday or before the ░░░░░░░░ asked questions Richard are ░░░░░░░░ saying yes it is ░░░░░░░░ or nothing or yes ░░░░░░░░ can be a split ░░░░░░░░ I will answer it ░░░░░░░░ the prior guest that ░░░░░░░░ t tell you what ░░░░░░░░ problems were with the ░░░░░░░░ I will answer this ░░░░░░░░ you Fred I can ░░░░░░░░ on you all for ░░░░░░░░ at all times Yes ░░░░░░░░ judge the jury can ░░░░░░░░ hung on the two ░░░░░░░░ and give verdicts on ░░░░░░░░ included They can absolutely ░░░░░░░░ that Fred Then the ░░░░░░░░ A Will determine whether ░░░░░░░░ not to proceed with ░░░░░░░░ If they re hung ░░░░░░░░ that may have quality ░░░░░░░░ predatory We don t ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ it is all jurors ░░░░░░░░ juror We don t ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ Fred speculating looks like ░░░░░░░░ me that they have ░░░░░░░░ sort of conviction already ░░░░░░░░ one of the lesser ░░░░░░░░ And we ll have ░░░░░░░░ verdict Monday definitely Totally ░░░░░░░░ with that If anyone ░░░░░░░░ do it it would ░░░░░░░░ you all That s ░░░░░░░░ we ask Avery Richard ░░░░░░░░ re always the best ░░░░░░░░ Fred You are Take ░░░░░░░░ Next As Russia interferes ░░░░░░░░ both President Trump and ░░░░░░░░ Sanders campaigns Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ claiming this is further ░░░░░░░░ The Kremlin is afraid ░░░░░░░░ he could end up ░░░░░░░░ office.