FBI Opens Probe Into Weinstein Amid Mounting Allegations

U.S. film producer Harvey Weinstein at the Burberry Prorsum show during the 2014 Autumn/Winter London Fashion Week in London on Feb. 17, 2014. CARL COURT/AFP

The FBI opened a probe into Harvey Weinstein amid mounting allegations of sexual assault over the span of three decades.

According to the Daily Mail, the move was ordered by the Department of Justice, which is run by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was appointed by President Donald Trump.