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The View: Behind the Table

Sunny Hostin Talks Gaining Press Access to the Trump Hush Money Trial

The View: Behind the Table

ABC News

Tv & Film

4.72.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Hostin sits down with executive producer Brian Teta to discuss getting press access to former Pres. Trump’s hush money trial and her plans to visit the courtroom, she reflects on the teacher that impacted her most this Teacher Appreciation Day, and shares the advice she would give her 18-year-old self as her daughter graduates high school. Have a question or want advice from Brian or a co-host? Call or text us at (347) 391-5022 and or leave us a message here: https://woobox.com/ytnyjj. Messages may be used on a future podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Brian Tetta, executive producer of The View.

0:03.0

It's Tuesday and I'm joined by Sunny Haston.

0:06.3

This is behind the table. All right, it is Tuesday and I'm here with Sunny. Hello Sunny. Hi Brian.

0:20.0

Let us start with the big news of the day, which is really the big news of the month and everything else to the Trump-Hush money trial.

0:26.2

Today Stormy Daniels finally took the stand.

0:29.2

Yes.

0:30.2

We're about to get a first-hand account of what's happening in the courtroom because you just got press access

0:35.0

I'm so excited you weren't there today, but you're gonna get a chance to go in there. Why is it important for you to be there?

0:41.0

You know I started kind of in this business as a courtroom

0:45.9

reporter that's what I did I did it for court TV I did it for CNN I had press

0:51.6

credentials and and most people remember my reporting from the Trayvon

0:56.2

Martin case, right? And that sort of when I found my deep passion for this, I knew that I was in the right place and I don't think

1:05.4

anyone can report from a courtroom better than someone that has tried criminal

1:09.8

cases. I really truly believe that there's an there's an art to litigation there's an art to being a prosecutor

1:16.3

there's an art to being a defense attorney you're gonna see things a layman wouldn't see

1:20.8

definitely and I'm gonna have relationships with people that you know I think sometimes court reporters

1:27.6

respond sonographers respond to me differently prosecutors respond to me differently, prosecutors respond to me differently,

1:33.8

personnel, courtroom personnel,

1:36.0

they know when you know your way around the courtroom.

1:37.6

So this is my Super Bowl guys, okay?

1:41.0

I'm really excited about it.

1:42.8

And now you've got sideline passes.

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