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ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin told her co-hosts Wednesday on “The View” that she thinks former President Donald Trump will likely be indicted in the next 90 days. Discussing Trump’s 2024 announcement, Hostin asked, “Shall we chat about the big house?” She continued, “That’s what I think this is all about, right? Any private citizen can be indicted for a crime. You do not have the protection of the presidency. He’s got two years to run.”

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin told her co-hosts Friday on “The View” that Michelle Obama was one of the most vilified first ladies in history.” Hostin said, “When you think about Michelle Obama in particular, I think she was one of the most vilified first ladies in history.” Co-host Joy Behar said, “No, Eleanor Roosevelt has that distinction.”

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” that Ginni Thomas “is a little bit of a filthy liar” for saying she does not talk to her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, about politics. Co-host Joy Behar said, “Yesterday, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, doubled down on voter fraud lies to the January 6th committee. She testified under oath that she still has concerns the election was stolen even though judges, 60 of them, some of who are Trump appointees, more than 60 of them found no evidence. She...

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Friday on “The View” that late Queen Elizabeth II wore a crown with jewels “pillaged from India and Africa” that represented a monarchy “built on the backs of black and brown people.” Hostin said during the panel discussion about the queen’s death, “I studied in London, and so I lived in London for a while. I got caught up in the pomp and circumstance of it all as well. I wanted to see the changing of the guards. I wanted to see everything. I wanted to meet the queen because I think we all...

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin declared Tuesday on “The View” that former President Donald Trump has “hate in his heart,” so those who follow him were “complicit.” Referencing Trump, co-host Joy Behar said, “He will twist everything around so that everything comes back to him.” Referencing Biden, Griffin said, “My only counterpoint is this, while I actually agreed with the substance of his speech about democracy, there is poling from NBC—57% of Americans think the threat to democracy is the most important thing the nation is facing. I take a little bit of issue with him broadly applying the term...

ABC’s legal analyst Sunny Hostin predicted Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that the House Select committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot will make a criminal referral to the Department of Justice for former President Donald Trump. Hostin said, “I really think that people are paying attention to the hearings.”

ABC’s legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that Republicans’ opposition to gun legislation after the recent mass shootings “need to find a conscience.” Guest co-host Lindsey Granger said, “I understand that the overall goal is let’s get AR-15s out of here, and we don’t want them on the table, but like Chris Murphy said yesterday, let’s not let perfect be the enemy of good.”

ABC’s legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Monday on ABC’s “The View” that she believes former President Donald Trump should be “criminally prosecuted.” Discussing the upcoming public hearing of the House Select Committee investigating January 6, 2021, co-host Sara Haines said, “So I think that we need to watch it. I hope it is amazing TV because I think the visual will be powerful. I, like everyone else, the slow leak of articles and subpoenas, I’ve become numb to the coverage of it. This is where it comes to a head, and we see the transparency of everything that’s been done....

ABC’s legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Monday on ABC’s “The View” that she believed the nationwide baby formula shortage was, in part, happening because of America’s lack of federal paid maternity leave. Co-host Joy Behar said, “This crisis blew up after Abbott Nutrition had a massive recall over a scare their formula had killed and sickened some infants. But they say they investigated and found no evidence that the formulas were to blame. So they’ll resume production when the FDA lets them. There are only four companies that produce formula for most Americans. So let me ask you. is it...

ABC’s legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Monday on “The View” that she was “shocked” at complaints about protests outside the homes of Supreme Court justices. Hostin said, “I was watching a lot of the protests that were happening outside of some of the justices’ homes, and my understanding is that Justice Alito has had to go into hiding because of this, you know, draft opinion that was leaked. And while I think it is terrible that a justice would have to go into hiding, I think it is really clear to the justices now that, 64 to 66 percent of...

ABC’s legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Friday on ABC’s “The View” that Latino and black Republicans are an “oxymoron” while discussing White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre being named the first black and openly LGBTQ White House Press secretary. Discussing a potential conflict of interest because Jean-Pierre is married to CNN reporter Suzanne Malveaux, Guest co-host Lindsey Granger said, “I was a producer for a decade before I was on air. I understand the behind-the-scenes of television and working in it.”

ABC’s legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” that comedian Dave Chappelle getting attacked on stage during the “Netflix Is A Joke Fest” was in part due to former President Donald Trump unleashing “incivility.” Co-host Whoopi Goldberg said, “What do you think is happening? It’s happening on airplanes. It’s happening on street corners. People are just running up. I mean, the Hollywood Bowl. He just ran up on there.” Co-host Joy Behar said, “Things that can contribute to what’s going on. The pandemic, the opioid crisis, the fact that Trump was out there saying things like, ‘just...

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin told her co-hosts Thursday on ABC’s “The View” that her family considered suing the Trump administration because her in-laws died from the coronavirus. Behar said, “Imagine you are Dr. Fauci who’s won a multitude of prestigious awards, Ivy League guy, considered one of the top, he does his job to take on HIV, and now President ‘clown car’ is out there in the front, and he’s talking about how bleach and disinfectants are going to cure it, and it’s going to go away, and it’s nothing.”

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Wednesday on ABC’s “The View ” that President Joe Biden should govern via executive order because he can’t build consensus with “insurrectionists” and “crazy people.” Co-host Whoopi Goldberg said, “In a recent New York Magazine interview, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned Democrats they could be in trouble going into the midterms. She thinks they’re still in the game, but the president and moderate Democrats need to stop thinking they can return to an era where a backroom deal with the GOP could be reached because that kind of thinking killed the Build Back Better Bill....

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin confronted former President Donald Trump’s press secretary and guest co-host Stephanie Grisham Wednesday on ABC’s “The View.” Hostin asked, “I have to ask, why did it take an insurrection to get you to quit?”

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Thursday on ABC’s “The View” that some of America’s right-wing support of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine parallels the “insurrection” on January 6, 2021 because they attempted to “just take the election.” Co-host Whoopi Goldberg said, “Now this thing, I have to say this thing in the Ukraine, it’s so disheartening.”

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that Spotify should “police” Joe Rogan’s podcast with a disclaimer. During the panel discussion on musician Neil Young asking Spotify to remove his music because of podcaster Joe Rogan COVID vaccine comments, Hostin said, “People always came down on Facebook, and they came down on Twitter, and they said they’re disseminating all this dangerous information. Don’t they have some accountability for it? It is their platform. It is their business. I want a good corporate citizen that has a policy. I’m not saying that Joe Rogan should be removed...

The View's Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro argue over Ivanka Trump's role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. According to Decider, on Friday's episode, the co-hosts discussed whether Ivanka's role in the insurrection was big enough to go under investigation by the Jan. 6 committee. Hostin said that Trump and her husband Jared Kushner "used the office of the President to make money" and said it was the height of the other nepotism that took place during Donald Trump's presidency. After admitting that she didn't know if Ivanka would cooperate, she said she thinks "it's less about Ivanka protecting her father...

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Thursday on ABC’s “The View” that Republicans treated President Joe Biden like a black president. Hostin said, “There are things that he has not gotten credit for, like he’s inherited this pandemic from the Trump administration. It was badly handled. He was able to pass a 1.9 trillion dollar relief package which a majority of Republicans voted against. That’s something that he gets credit for. I think he also gets credit for his incredibly diverse judicial nominations. I think there has been about 41 federal judges. Those are lifetime appointments.” She continued, “I think...

ABC legal analyst Sunny Hostin said Thursday on ABC’s “The View” that Republicans treated President Joe Biden like a black president. Hostin said, “There are things that he has not gotten credit for, like he’s inherited this pandemic from the Trump administration. It was badly handled. He was able to pass a 1.9 trillion dollar relief package which a majority of Republicans voted against. That’s something that he gets credit for. I think he also gets credit for his incredibly diverse judicial nominations. I think there has been about 41 federal judges. Those are lifetime appointments.”