Bashford’s boss, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., is still the district attorney but is not seeking reelection this November. C.”“[Mr. C] told me about a sad situation involving his godson, a medical doctor with a stunningly promising career,” Fairstein told HuffPost. But she accompanied his lawyer to a meeting with Bashford, the chief of the trial division, and another assistant district attorney. Fairstein, though, does not think much of her role in the Weinstein case. Fairstein told HuffPost that she has called lots of old colleagues — not just Bashford — for all kinds of different reasons, including to connect crime victims directly with prosecutors.

Source: Huffington Post May 06, 2021 09:45 UTC