The reverberations of the New York Court of Appeals’ decision in People v. Weinstein were felt Friday in the Manhattan courtroom where Donald Trump is on trial, as his lawyers wielded the reversal as part of an argument to further shield jurors from the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape.
Acting Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan previously ruled that prosecutors could elicit testimony about the tape—in which Trump talks about forcibly groping and kissing women—but that they would not see the video itself or hear his voice.
