#Trump lawyer #AlinaHabba objects to the questioning, which she says is leading.

#AndrewAmer, lawyer for the NYAG, calls #McConney a hostile witness. #Habba says he is not a hostile witness & #Engoron wryly says, "he is the defendant." The objection is overruled.

FYI McConney was deemed a #HostileWitness in the #criminal #TaxFraud case last November as well.

#TrumpTrial #law
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-14/trump-controller-mcconney-is-declared-a-hostile-witness-by-judge

Trump Firm’s Fraud Trial Sees Drama as Witness Declared Hostile

The criminal tax fraud trial of two Trump Organization companies saw some drama -- and a win for the prosecution -- as the firm’s controller was declared a hostile witness after being evasive on the stand.

Bloomberg