Closing arguments in Harvey Weinstein ’s rape trial concluded Wednesday with the defense team claiming the former mogul is being scapegoated as the face of the #MeToo movement.

“If this guy wasn’t Harvey Weinstein, would we even be here?” Weinstein attorney Arthur Aidala asked the jury.

“It’s not because the defendant is Harvey Weinstein, it’s because he raped three people,” Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said at the start of her summations.

Closing arguments in Harvey Weinstein ’s rape trial concluded Wednesday with the defense team claiming the former mogul is being scapegoated as the face of the #MeToo movement.

“If this guy wasn’t Harvey Weinstein, would we even be here?” Weinstein attorney Arthur Aidala asked the jury.

“It’s not because the defendant is Harvey We

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