Benjamin Brafman is preparing to ask a New York Supreme Court justice to permit him to withdraw as counsel for Harvey Weinstein in the disgraced movie mogul’s sexual assault case, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.

Weinstein stands accused of two counts of predatory sexual assault, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, as well as counts of first-degree criminal sexual act, first-degree rape and third-degree rape.

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