Harvey Weinstein's lawyers want to move his trial out of New York City because they say jurors may face 'intimidation' and 'pressure' in the media capital

• Lawyers of disgraced former mega-producer Harvey Weinstein, who's public exposure by over 50 women as an alleged sexual predator sparked the #MeToo movement, are attempting to move his trial out of New York City.
• Weinstein's team has argued that jurors in the city would be subject to "pressure" and "intimidation" at a level that wouldn't be found elsewhere.
• A ruling is expected to be issued on the matter Monday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Can someone as notorious in the #MeToo era as Harvey Weinstein get a fair trial in the world's media capital?

That's one of the legal questions looming over the sexual assault case against the movie mogul with jury selection scheduled for early next month.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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