Weinstein Trial Four: When Does Justice Become Theater?

Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial ended in a third mistrial on May 15, 2026, after jurors deadlocked 9-3 in favor of acquittal — and now DA Alvin Bragg must decide at a June 24 hearing whether to attempt a fourth trial on the same charge. Becca and Miles trace the full arc of the Weinstein case: the 2020 conviction, the 4-3 New York Court of Appeals reversal in 2024, and what the propensity evidence ruling means not just for Weinstein but for the California appeal still in progress. They examine Jessica Mann's five days of testimony across three trials, juror Josh Hadar's comments about her credibility, and what it means that a self-identified feminist juror still voted not guilty while citing reasonable doubt. The episode closes on the hardest question the Weinstein retrial raises: with a Class E felony carrying a maximum four-year sentence and Weinstein already incarcerated in California, does a fourth trial serve Jessica Mann — or does it serve the institution?