Farrow on Weinstein: ‘It’s a Watershed Moment in Terms of How These Cases Are Tried’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT ROBERTS Joining ░░░░░░░░ now Ronan farrow author ░░░░░░░░ Catch and kill and ░░░░░░░░ of the Catch and ░░░░░░░░ podcast You helped break ░░░░░░░░ story in 2017 So ░░░░░░░░ was your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ verdict and what do ░░░░░░░░ think it means FARROW ░░░░░░░░ story of Harvey Weinstein ░░░░░░░░ in so many respects ░░░░░░░░ story of a long ░░░░░░░░ unsuccessful fight for any ░░░░░░░░ of accountability for someone ░░░░░░░░ powerful A lot of ░░░░░░░░ stories have been not ░░░░░░░░ about the allegations but ░░░░░░░░ the tactics used to ░░░░░░░░ accountability Including in the ░░░░░░░░ justice system you know ░░░░░░░░ broke the story of ░░░░░░░░ in 2015 this very ░░░░░░░░ A Cyrus Vance dropped ░░░░░░░░ effort to charge him ░░░░░░░░ they had tape of ░░░░░░░░ admitting to an assault ░░░░░░░░ He called this a ░░░░░░░░ day yesterday after the ░░░░░░░░ FARROW He did STEPHANOPOULOS ░░░░░░░░ look at the circumstances ░░░░░░░░ This is the kind ░░░░░░░░ case that in the ░░░░░░░░ might not have even ░░░░░░░░ brought There was consensual ░░░░░░░░ after the allegation after ░░░░░░░░ sexual assault they maintained ░░░░░░░░ the accuser did with ░░░░░░░░ Weinstein yet he s ░░░░░░░░ convicted FARROW It s ░░░░░░░░ watershed moment in terms ░░░░░░░░ how these cases are ░░░░░░░░ You know you have ░░░░░░░░ history of the Cosby ░░░░░░░░ which initially was a ░░░░░░░░ jury and thne they ░░░░░░░░ a retrial and got ░░░░░░░░ conviction And you have ░░░░░░░░ case where you have ░░░░░░░░ openly saying there was ░░░░░░░░ ongoing relationship There were ░░░░░░░░ this is what sexual ░░░░░░░░ looks like so often ░░░░░░░░ I remember when you ░░░░░░░░ us in January and ░░░░░░░░ said the predatory charges ░░░░░░░░ not a slam dunk ░░░░░░░░ were a big risk ░░░░░░░░ you were not surprised ░░░░░░░░ those verdicts came back ░░░░░░░░ guilt FARROW I was ░░░░░░░░ Important to note the ░░░░░░░░ was not asked to ░░░░░░░░ whether they should convict ░░░░░░░░ the rape of Annabella ░░░░░░░░ They were asked whether ░░░░░░░░ convict on this extra ░░░░░░░░ sexual assault charge the ░░░░░░░░ that Hur own incident ░░░░░░░░ outside the statute of ░░░░░░░░ but could show a ░░░░░░░░ that it could be ░░░░░░░░ enhancing charge I m ░░░░░░░░ surprised that that was ░░░░░░░░ complicated portion of it ░░░░░░░░ jury actually asked to ░░░░░░░░ reread instructions and ask ░░░░░░░░ they could convict on ░░░░░░░░ charge and we re ░░░░░░░░ inside that room For ░░░░░░░░ we know they may ░░░░░░░░ wanted to go to ░░░░░░░░ 50 mark in terms ░░░░░░░░ sentencing opposites STEPHANOPOULOS You ░░░░░░░░ Annabella well What do ░░░░░░░░ think this means to ░░░░░░░░ FARROW No doubt in ░░░░░░░░ mind that Annabella sciorra ░░░░░░░░ so many women who ░░░░░░░░ first to journalists then ░░░░░░░░ prosecutors played an integral ░░░░░░░░ in making the outcome ░░░░░░░░ and in getting Weinstein ░░░░░░░░ bars Obviously with the ░░░░░░░░ verdict there is a ░░░░░░░░ component but she can ░░░░░░░░ her testimony was necessary ░░░░░░░░ MALE Weinstein still facing ░░░░░░░░ in L A Two ░░░░░░░░ there as well FARROW ░░░░░░░░ is a more expansive ░░░░░░░░ and general bar on ░░░░░░░░ prior bad acts We ░░░░░░░░ t like to in ░░░░░░░░ court system correctly for ░░░░░░░░ process reasons have a ░░░░░░░░ of witnesses say anything ░░░░░░░░ the things you re ░░░░░░░░ asked to convict on ░░░░░░░░ s all this other ░░░░░░░░ stuff That said there ░░░░░░░░ limited ways to bring ░░░░░░░░ extraens withes and in ░░░░░░░░ A They actually have ░░░░░░░░ a lot of those ░░░░░░░░ altogether in sexual violence ░░░░░░░░ so I talked to ░░░░░░░░ assistant district attorney in ░░░░░░░░ Angeles yesterday and he ░░░░░░░░ we are absolutely proceeding ░░░░░░░░ they are hoping to ░░░░░░░░ the scope and number ░░░░░░░░ people they can bring ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS Not over yet ░░░░░░░░ thanks very much.”