[Paul:] Dozens of women you see, they are protesting sexual assault, staging a flash mob outside movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's trial last week, chanting there, it's not my fault, not where I was, not how I dress. This trial is set to resume jury selection tomorrow. Over 100 potential jurors were called in. By the end of the week, 30 to 40 people were prospects, 47 people were dismissed because they outright said they couldn't be impartial. Weinstein is facing charges for allegedly raping a woman in 2013 and sexually assaulting another woman back in 2006. He's pleaded not guilty to all counts and now is facing new sex crime charges in Los Angeles. We've got Joey Jackson with us here, because it was a crazy week, Joey. Monday, those sex crime charges in L.A. were filed. Tuesday, the judge scolded Weinstein for using his cell phone in court. And then Wednesday, Weinstein, his team tried to get the judge to recuse himself and bar Attorney Gloria Allred from the courtroom. By Friday, there was a battle with the judge and Weinstein's attorney about the process of choosing the jury. Is what we've seen so far this week, and let's make a point of this, it hasn't even really started yet. This is just jury selection. Is this common aggression from a defense team that just wants to make sure they're protecting their client, or is this an expectation of what we're going to see?
[Joey Jackson, Cnn Legal Analyst:] Christi, good morning to you. Wow, what a week, huh, a week of drama and we haven't heard testimony, nor has there been any opening statement yet, and so a number of things. I think, first, it's important to keep in mind that this trial is not like a typical trial, right? The stakes are enormous. It's in light of certainly a movement, a national movement concerning MeToo, concerning TimesUp, concerning a new era of accountability. And so we have to keep that in mind as we look at the fireworks of the week. And so, therefore, given the dynamics of this case, given the publicity in this case, no, it's not normal. But certainly, the defense wanted to do everything they could do to preserve their client's ability to get a fair trial. And that's why you saw the fireworks there with respect to the judge saying, hey, look, recuse yourself, how dare you, judge, tell my client that is this the way you want to spend your life in jail because he's on a cell phone? So they had to do that. And then you saw more motions that were predicated upon. Look, let's talk to jurors individually, let's not have them give these statements in front of an international media. Let's make motions so that we can preserve our client's right. And the other thing that does, even though you might anticipate the judge would deny those motions, as the judge did, it lays a foundation for appeal in the event he's convicted. So much more to come, right, as we proceed further with jury selection. But certainly, these are different times so there's nothing normal about this case.
[Paul:] There has been a lot made about the fact that he's using a walker to get into the courtroom. We do need to point out, as I understand it, and correct me if I'm wrong here, he did have back surgery. So it's necessary at the moment. But how strategic was that for him to have that surgery at this time so he could walk into a courtroom as some people say and look less dangerous?
[Jackson:] Yes, and more sympathetic, right? And so that's the point. And so it depends who you ask, obviously. And so there are two sides to it. The one side, hey, he needed the back surgery now. As a result of that, he got it and he is suffering from whatever debilitating conditions he was, so therefore, the walker, et cetera. To your point though about timing, understand this, Christi. Everything in a courtroom is designed to ensure that your client appears in a way that they should, right? You want people to have empathy. You want people to have sympathy. And you certainly are looking as a defense attorney and monitoring everything. It's about demeanor, it's about comportment, it's about what you do in a courtroom, what you do on your way into that courtroom. It's about, look, don't speak to me now, don't smile at me now. Just have sort of your game face on so that the jury can know and understand you're taking it seriously and perhaps be empathetic to you as they're rendering their ruling if we ever get there, because we're just during jury selection now.