Attorney for Bill Cosby thinks 'angry energy' should be directed at the prosecutors

Jennifer Bonjean, an attorney for Bill Cosby, joined Cuomo Prime Time Wednesday, where she said the anger over the disgraced comedian’s release from prison is misdirected. Cosby’s 2018 sexual assault conviction was vacated by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court due to prosecutors using evidence from a 2005 deposition in which Cosby incriminated himself, the issue being that Cosby was promised by the district attorney at the time that he would not be tried if he gave up his 5th Amendment rights and took part in the deposition.

“There had been an agreement, and a lot of this energy, this angry energy should really be directed at the prosecutors because this is a case about prosecutorial misconduct,” Bonjean said. “You may take issue with Mr. Castor for having made the agreement in the first place, and you should also take issue with the prosecutors who refused to honor that agreement.”

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- There had been an agreement and a lot of this energy this angry energy should really be directed at the prosecutors because this is a case about prosecutorial misconduct.

KYLIE MAR: Jennifer Bonjean, an attorney 2 Bill Cosby joined Cuomo Prime Wednesday just hours after the disgraced comedian was released from prison since his sexual assault conviction was vacated on procedural grounds. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court came to the decision that a 2005 deposition in which Cosby incriminated himself was not legally used by prosecutors in the 2018 criminal trial.

- These are constitutional safeguards. This isn't just a matter of technicalities or-- we are talking about major constitutional principles on which our criminal justice system rests on and that's why the remedy was a strong one.

KYLIE MAR: In the deposition in question, Cosby admitted to obtaining quaaludes for the purpose of sexually assaulting women. But was promised immunity from the district attorney at the time. Which is why it was unconstitutional for prosecutors to use it as evidence against him.

- The words that you yourself just quoted came into evidence that were obtained illegally. You're talking about statements that were induced involuntarily in a sense by making promises--

- Absolutely.

- --that they did not live up to.

- Absolutely.

- And despite Cosby's dozens of accusers, Bonjean feels the defense did its job in defending his constitutional rights.

- I am very proud of the work we did in upholding the Constitution, and I'm very proud that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was not influenced by the-- the court of public opinion. And so in that regard, it does not bother me in the slightest.