{"id":2632076,"date":"2026-07-19T10:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T14:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/body-cam-catches-the-views-sunny-hostin-trying-to-use-her-status-to-talk-cops-out-of-arresting-her-son\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T10:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T14:53:37","slug":"body-cam-catches-the-views-sunny-hostin-trying-to-use-her-status-to-talk-cops-out-of-arresting-her-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/body-cam-catches-the-views-sunny-hostin-trying-to-use-her-status-to-talk-cops-out-of-arresting-her-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Body Cam Catches The View&#8217;s Sunny Hostin Trying to Use Her Status to Talk Cops Out of Arresting Her Son"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbody-cam-catches-the-views-sunny-hostin-trying-to-use-her-status-to-talk-cops-out-of-arresting-her-son%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2632076&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sunny Hostin, co-host of &#8220;The View&#8221; adn a former federal prosecutor, was recorded on bodycam explaining why police should release her son, Gabriel Hostin, after he was cited for trespassing on active Metro-North railroad tracks in Westchester County. Despite the legal situation, she emphasized her son&#8217;s education and character, mentioning he is a Harvard graduate with no criminal record, and insisted on his innocence, claiming he was training as a runner. Critics on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-lawmaker-predicts-backlash-in-the-streets-if-white-house-agrees-to-spending-cut\/\" title=\"Democrat warns of street backlash if White House agrees to spending cut.\">social media accused<\/a> her of exercising liberal privilege, highlighting inconsistencies between her advocacy for equal justice and her defense of her son.The incident has sparked debate about privilege, justice, and hypocrisy, with some suggesting her remarks undermine her credibility on issues of law and fairness.Gabriel is due in court on July 31, and his mother has requested the charges be dismissed, arguing he was training and posed no threat.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sunny Hostin wanted police to know that she was someone to be reckoned with after her son was detained on a trespassing charge.<\/p>\n<p>And that has unleashed a deluge of criticism from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwin-praises-brave-anne-heche-after-she-drove-into-house-at-90-mph\/\" title=\"Alec Baldwin Praises &quot;Brave&quot; Anne Heche After She Drove Into House At 90 Mph\">social media users calling<\/a> out the co-host of \u201cThe View\u201d for a double standard.<\/p>\n<p>Bodycam footage obtained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/17\/us-news\/sunny-hostin-was-on-phone-with-son-when-he-was-caught-trespassing-on-metro-north-tracks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> shows Hostin, 57, explaining why police should set her son free after Gabriel Hostin, 24, was stopped by officers in Westchester County when he was near the tracks of the Metro-North Railroad line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy name is Sunny Hostin and I\u2019m one of the co-hosts of \u2018The View\u2019 and I\u2019m a former federal prosecutor,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThe View\u201d co-host Sunny Hostin, who lectures everyone about equal justice, just demonstrated how liberal privilege works.<\/p>\n<p>Her 24-year-old son, Gabriel Hostin, was cited for trespassing on active Metro-North railroad tracks in New Rochelle, New York..<\/p>\n<p>According to court\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7KMeK4xTdj\">pic.twitter.com\/7KMeK4xTdj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MJTruthUltra\/status\/2077138895418904945?\">July 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s my son. He\u2019s a Harvard graduate, he doesn\u2019t have a criminal record,\u201d she told police.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place on June 16 in New Rochelle after he was seen by police \u201con the right-of-way of the active railroad tracks, in violation of the posted no trespassing signs,\u201d according to footage and court records.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Hostin said he saw an open gate near the tracks and went through it while out running.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So let me get this straight\u2026<\/p>\n<p>After her son was arrested for allegedly trespassing on Metro-North tracks, Sunny Hostin reportedly defended him by saying:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u201cHe\u2019s a Harvard graduate.\u201d<br \/> \u2022 \u201cHe has no criminal record.\u201d<br \/> \u2022 \u201cDo you know who I am? I\u2019m on The View.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A college\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4KQmxUMD3p\">pic.twitter.com\/4KQmxUMD3p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\udfb9 Ames\u2122 \ud83c\udfb9 (@Real_Ames) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Real_Ames\/status\/2077101621499011255?\">July 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When his mother arrived on the scene, she doubled down on her importance and his credentials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a former federal prosecutor. He knows. He\u2019s a Harvard grad who teaches 4th grade geometry to South Bronx kids,\u201d Sunny Hostin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not a kid who\u2019s ever in trouble. It\u2019s an innocent mistake,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sunny Hostin spent years preaching that nobody is above the law.<\/p>\n<p>Then her own son gets cited for trespassing and the excuses start rolling in:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a Harvard graduate.\u201d<br \/> \u201cHe has no criminal record.\u201d<br \/> \u201cDo you know who I am? I\u2019m on The View.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hypocrisy writes itself. \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t0NEUGBMjo\">pic.twitter.com\/t0NEUGBMjo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ginamilan_\/status\/2076799277976711652?\">July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One MTA officer said trespassing on the tracks \u201cis an arrestable offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to make that clear, okay? Where you were on the tracks is an arrestable offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re dimming it down to a trespass violation because you were in the right-of-way, you weren\u2019t in the gauge or anything, which is the middle area where the tracks were on,\u201d one officer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you\u2019ve been very cooperative with us and you have a good background, everything like that. We know you\u2019re not a criminal or anything like that but our hands are tied with cameras everywhere,\u201d an officer added.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Hostin has a July 31 court date in New Rochelle, but his mother wants all of this to be dropped by then.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If that would have been one of President Trump\u2019s kids that loser would have been screaming prison.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DT (@donptaylor5381) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/donptaylor5381\/status\/2076800309091782763?\">July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a letter to Assistant Westchester County District Attorney Amanda Greene that was obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/13\/sunny-hostin-son-gabriel-facing-trespassing-charge\/\">TMZ<\/a>, Hostin said the charge should be dismissed, saying her son was \u201can avid runner and former Junior Olympian track athlete who was in the area training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDismissal would avoid imposing unnecessary consequences on a young man who has demonstrated exceptional character and achievement and who poses no risk to the community,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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