In case you missed it this week, the scope of corruption surrounding Harvey Weinstein is growing bigger by the day, Google hands over evidence of Russia-linked ads on their sites, and President Trump makes moves to raise repeal and replace Obamacare back from the dead.
Movie mongrel | If you’ve been living under a rock, you may have missed the news that broke last week about allegations of sexual assault and harassment against film producer Harvey Weinstein—since then, 32 women have come forward, and multiple investigations have been launched. But as the floodgates continue to open, the scope of possible corruption is widening. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance accepted a $10k donation from Weinstein’s attorney months after deciding not to prosecute him for assault—despite having a confession on tape. After the Weinstein Company board opened an internal investigation, three of nine board members resigned. Lance Maerov, the member responsible for handling contract negotiations, said he was concerned company money was used to pay for previous settlements related to other assault allegations, but that he didn’t “know what else [he] could have done.” Right.
