Body camera footage has emerged showing "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin repeatedly telling MTA police that she was a "former federal prosecutor" after officers stopped her son for trespassing on Metro-North railroad property. The clip has drawn attention because it appears to show Hostin invoking her legal background in an apparent effort to secure leniency for her son, who is a Harvard graduate, during the encounter with law enforcement.

The video, released by the MTA, captures the exchange as officers questioned and ultimately cited Hostin's son for trespassing. Hostin can be heard pressing her professional credentials to police during the stop, prompting discussion online and in the press about the use of personal status or connections when dealing with law enforcement.