[Vause:] Welcome back, everybody. Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico have broken up a violent crowd of protesters outside of a Donald Trump rally. Officers fired smoke and pepper spray after a number of people threw rocks and bottles and broke through a police barricade. At least one person was arrested and several police officers were hurt.
[Sesay:] Inside the arena Trump rallied his supporters with many chanting build that wall.
[Vause:] Several anti-Trump protesters were removed by security.
[Trump:] We have a chance to be something so special as a country and really, we want to take care of everyone. We want to take care of those protester that's got ripped out of here. I mean, we want to take care of them and very gently taken out. But we want to take care of everybody. We want to be inclusive. We want to include everybody, folks. We have to. We're a group that's very well unified.
[Sesay:] Meanwhile, Trump is now very close to clinching the Republican nomination after winning the Washington primary. He has about 76 percent of the vote. Ted Cruz and John Kasich were still on the ballot even though they've dropped out of the race.
[Vause:] CNN now estimates Trump has 1,229 delegates. Just eight shy of their 1227 number to win the nomination before the convention.
[Sesay:] All right. Away from politics for a moment. And Bill Cosby will stand trial for felony assault charges in Pennsylvania. The 78- year-old comedian is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee.
[Vause:] She's one of more than 50 women who alleged sexual misconduct by Cosby. CNN's Jean Casarez has more.
[Jean Casarez, Cnn Correspondent:] We can now definitely say that the criminal case against Bill Cosby is proceeding to trial. The preliminary hearing, a very important hearing determined by the magistrate judge that the prosecution had probable cause that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted Andrea Constand in 2004 when inviting her to his home. He gave her blue pills, had her drink wine, and then sexually assaulted her. The defense very aggressive in the hearing. You can see that they're going to say that any sexual activity was consensual, that they had a romantic relationship and that alcohol was not used that night, if she wanted to say no, she could have. Bill Cosby is waiving his next formal arraignment but both sides will now begin to exchange discovery and this case will proceed to trial right here in Pennsylvania. Back to you.
[Vause:] And Jean Casarez, thank you for that. Civil rights Attorney Areva Martin is with us. Segun Oduolowu is a pop culture contributor to "Access Hollywood" Live. So, Areva, just walk us through the legal procedure. What comes next?
[Areva Martin, Attorney And Legal Affairs Commentator:] Next?
[Vause:] Yes.
[Martin:] Actually the trial. The judge today set a July trial date. But as we heard Jean say, there's going to be this exchange of information between the prosecution and the defense. And we should expect a lot of motions filed by both sides. The prosecution wants to get the testimony in of some of the other women who've come forth and made similar allegations against Bill Cosby and the defense team wants to keep that testimony out as well as they want to concentrate on that deposition testimony. That deposition testimony from 2005 involving the civil case for Constand is critical to the prosecution's case and the defense lawyers are arguing that it should be in-admissible in the trial.
[Sesay:] Go ahead. Let's listen to one of the defense attorneys for Bill Cosby speaking outside of court today. We learned we gleaned a lot about how this is going to unfold. Let's take a listen.
[Brian Mcmonagle, Bill Cosby's Defense Attorney:] It was presented that after, and I stress after this so-called incident the complainant continued to contact Mr. Cosby. The complainant accepted a dinner invitation from Mr. Cosby. The complainant returned to Mr. Cosby's home. And ultimately, after returning to Canada, the complainant asked for tickets to a concert that he was performing at, went to the concert and presented him with a gifts.
[Sesay:] So Areva, this is about tearing down Constand's credibility.
[Martin:] Absolutely. And building the case of a romantic relationship. We've heard the attorneys say that consensual sexual encounter happened on that particular night, that she had an opportunity, Constand had an opportunity to say no and she didn't. And so if you can show that there were phone calls, there were subsequent dates, if there was subsequent contact between Cosby and Constand, then the argument about a romantic relationship, you know, starts to make more sense and starts to have more credibility.
[Vause:] Segun, we should say Bill Cosby pleading not guilty to all of this and the trial will be under way. But given everything that we've learned about Bill Cosby and all the details, regardless of the outcome of this trial, can Bill Cosby fall any further from grace at this point?
[Segun Oduolowu, Entertainment Journalist:] He could fall into prison.
[Vause:] I mean, in the eyes of most people.
[Oduolowu:] Well, honestly, it's a very tough question because if they find him not guilty there are going to be people that jump up and say vindication, we told you all along. I mean, you can go to any grocery store, barber shop, any place where people are, just walk outside on the street and people will say, I don't think he did it. And then some people would say, I think he's despicable. Personally I'm in the despicable camp. I think that he did it. I really do. And the fall from grace, and I say it hurts a lot of people because the TV character of Bill Cosby, Dr. Huxtable, that's what we put our faith in. That's what we thought the man was. But this tactic by the defense, it feels almost Hollywood in nature. They are shaming and using the media to they call her the complainant. They don't use her name. They do as much as possible to say that, oh, there were gifts that there was, it was consensual. If you are drugged and someone takes your power to say no, I don't care if she walked into that room with every expectation of having sex with Bill Cosby. If he took her ability to say no away, then yes, he's a rapist. And I don't think it should be this difficult for people to understand or the court of public opinion. As I said, what they're doing is a smear campaign. I mean, this is Hollywood at its finest.
[Vause:] This is pretty typical defense tactics.
[Martin:] Oh, it's absolutely typical. And whenever someone is charged with rape we often hear that there was consensual relationship between the parties. And I have to disagree with Segun. Of course there are a lot of people who believe Bill Cosby is guilty and they believe it because of the 40-plus, almost 50 other women that have come forward, but our criminal justice system presumes you are innocent until proven guilty. And he has a constitutional right to confront the person, in this case Constand, making the allegations against him and to put on the most aggressive defense that he can. That's what happening here.
[Oduolowu:] Doesn't it turn your stomach, Areva? He's walking in withholding on to someone's arm like he's blind. Just last year he was doing stand-up shows. Okay? So, this whole facade of oh, I'm frail and I'm an old man now. This is 2005. This was 11 years ago.
[Martin:] But you are ignoring I don't think we can ignore what happened after this incident. I understand what you're saying about someone's power being taken away from them if they're drugged. That's absolutely a crime. And if that happened he should be found guilty. But on the other hand, it's not typical behavior for someone that has been sexually abused to continue to have the level of contact that we're hearing about in this case.
[Oduolowu:] That's not true, Areva. Whoa, whoa, whoa, Areva, abused women stay with their abuser. Come on. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Come on!
[Martin:] There are lots of cases where that doesn't happen.
[Oduolowu:] Come on! Prostitutes stay with pimps.
[Sesay:] To that point of how the defense we know is going to play this and try to tear down Constand's credibility. How did the prosecutors respond? How did they counter that because they know it's coming.
[Martin:] Absolutely. And what they're going to have to do is try to establish, that yes, she may have had some inconsistencies with respect to her statement but that she was abuse, that she wasn't able to control what happened in that situation and that women often continue to have contact with their abusers. So, we may see psychologists testifying. We may see other experts testifying about the mentality and the actions of someone that's been in an abusive situation. But I think we have to allow all of the evidence to come in. I think it's premature to assume that Cosby is going to be found either guilty or not guilty because we haven't seen what's going to come in. And we know that deposition testimony, without it I don't think the prosecution has a chance of getting a guilty conviction.
[Oduolowu:] But why? Why? In that deposition he says, I bought Quaaludes, drugs, illegal drugs to give to women for the purpose of sex. Why do we need more evidence than that?
[Martin:] Because that's what the criminal justice system looks like. We cannot convict someone because of something they may have done to someone else. If I'm being charged for attacking
[Oduolowu:] So, a monster is not a monster?
[Martin:] The fact that I attacked you isn't relevant to whether I attacked her. And we have to stay focused on the facts in this particular case. Just because Bill Cosby is a celebrity doesn't mean that justice for him should look any different than it looks for any other defendant.
[Sesay:] You talk about staying focused on this case. We know that there are outstanding civil cases. Any impact in any crossover?
[Martin:] Well, obviously if he is found guilty that will be more fuel to the civil case that are going forward. Some of those cases are barred by the statute of limitations, but there are some active civil cases in California and we know there are some active cases in Boston. And if there is a guilty verdict in this case I think it will help those civil plaintiffs in their cases, maybe help them get to larger settlements sooner. In my cause, this case is to go away.
[Oduolowu:] Is this what our legal system has come to, that we just suspend disbelief and common sense? Like there are people on Twitter there are people on Twitter
[Martin:] No, no, no. We don't suspend
[Oduolowu:] In between commercials people on Twitter are coming at me well, in between commercials people on Twitter are coming at us saying how can you say that he's guilty and everyone has the right to a fair trial. My question my statement to all of those people is let him babysit your kids. Thrust him. Let him go date your aunt. Do you trust him? Do you trust this man
[Martin:] The justice system, we can't have a dual system for celebrities and non-celebrities and this is
[Vause:] I'm not so sure that the level of guilt or innocence comes down to
[Martin:] He's entitled to be presumed innocent until he is found guilty.
[Oduolowu:] But do you but do you believe do you believe as a lawyer, as a human being, do you believe this man is innocent?
[Sesay:] But that does not matter in the court of law what she believes
[Martin:] I think he's entitled to the most incredibly aggressive defense that his dollars allow him
[Oduolowu:] We watched a murderer in O.J. Simpson walk free.
[Vause:] OK.
[O.j. -- Martin:] Bill Cosby, not
[O.j. Vause:] Areva, absolutely.
[Oduolowu:] Worse than O.J., 50 women.
[Sesay:] We thank you for this very spirited, very spirited discussion.
[Vause:] Again, Bill Cosby and his defense team maintain his innocence.
[Sesay:] And he has denied all wrongdoing.
[Martin:] Remember our criminal justice system, that's the status today.
[Vause:] Let's just reaffirm that one. Segun
[Sesay:] We'll have you back. Thank you.
[Martin:] OK.
[Sesay:] All right. Time for a quick break. Next on CNN NEWSROOM. Chaos on the streets. As protesters get violent outside a Trump rally. But it was a winning night for the Republican presidential candidate.