Harvey Weinstein wants judge removed from trial after being threatened with jail for using phone

Weinstein wants Judge Burke to recuse himself (Picture: Kena Betancur/Getty Images) Harvey Weinstein wants the judge presiding over his rape trial to recuse himself, claiming he made ‘prejudicial and inflammatory’ comments about him. The 67-year-old producer’s trial on five charges, including rape and sexual assault, began on Monday, with jury selection taking place. And after Weinstein was threatened with jail for using his mobile phone in court, the disgraced producer has called for Judge James Burke to be removed from his trial. Weinstein was caught using his phone during Tuesday’s jury selection at New...