Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer griped to a Manhattan judge Tuesday that there is “inappropriate pressure” being put on the district attorney’s office to return an indictment against the disgraced movie mogul.

“It troubles me,” Weinstein’ s lawyer, Ben Brafman, later told reporters outside the courthouse. “The pressure that is being brought to bear on the district attorney’s office — demanding an indictment or the prosecution of Mr. Weinstein — is inappropriate pressure. It is unprecedented.”