Bruce Castor, defense attorney for Donald Trump, listens during a press conference in the Senate Subway at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Donald Trump's second impeachment trial ended in a not guilty verdict on a vote of 57-43, short of the two-thirds majority required. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner/Bloomberg)

'Poke Me in the Eye': Castor Claims 20-Year-Old Grudge Fueled Montco Judge's Ruling to Greenlight Cosby Prosecution

"I think that they thought the wave of public opinion would protect them from the analysis of the Supreme Court. I never believed that; I thought that the Supreme Court would ultimately get the case and do as it did," Castor said in the podcast.

January 14, 2022 at 11:23 AM

6 minute read

Criminal Law

Max Mitchell
Bureau Chief

A 23-year-old political grudge was behind the decision to allow the criminal case against Bill Cosby to go to trial, Bruce L. Castor Jr., the former prosecutor who declined to initially press charges against the disgraced entertainer, has alleged in a recent podcast.