'The View' co-host Sunny Hostin said she contemplated suing Trump after her in-laws died from COVID
Hostin said she and her family 'blame the Trump administration' for the death of her in-laws who died from the coronavirus
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin told viewers Thursday that her family contemplated suing the Trump administration for the death of her in-laws after they died from the coronavirus at the height of the pandemic.
Co-host Joy Behar asked Hostin during an on-air segment whether it was possible to take legal action against Trump White House officials for the number of U.S. deaths caused by COVID-19.
Sunny Hostin ranted against the Supreme Court, declaring Americans have the "Freedom to die from COVID" but not to vote or read the work of novelist Toni Morrison. (REUTERS/Danny Moloshok)
Hostin, a former federal prosecutor, said she "explored" the idea, adding that her family holds the Trump administration accountable for the 2020 death of her husband's parents.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"My family has thought about this a lot, especially because Manny’s [Emmanuel Hostin] parents died from COVID, and I blame the Trump administration for that," she said.
"But can you sue them?" Behar asked. "Not that he has any money."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP)
"We’ve explored it," Hostin said. "We’ve thought about it. Ultimately, Hostin said they decided not to pursue legal action because executive privilege protected former President Trump from a lawsuit of this nature.
Her husband's parents, Drs. A. Emmanuel and Maria Jesus Hostin, died of complications from COVID-19 at the ages of 83 and 78, USA Today reported at the time.
"The View's" Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin. (Getty Images)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hostin announced their passing during a January 2021 segment of "The View," revealing that even"after a lot of contact tracing, we still don’t know how they contracted this virus and this disease."