Judge declares Marjorie Taylor Green a hostile witness

[Ms. Toad]

46. It doesn't. It's just posturing.

As a general rule, when you are being questioned by the attorney which brought you to the dance you have to ask open-ended questions. When you are being questioned by opposing counsel, opposing counsel is given more control over the questions. You can lead he witness, ask more direct question, etc.

Occasionally, as an attorney, you bring someone to the dance who decides they like someone else better. At that time, you ask the judge to declare them a hostile witness, and you can treat them as if they were a witness for the other side.

She was being questioned by opposing counsel (the attorney for the voters), and it was the opposing counsel who asked the judge to declare her a hostile witness (which is already presumed since it is opposing counsel asking the questions). Someone who already has latitude in questioning a witness doesn't get more latitude by having them declared hostile.

The only relevant portion of the exchange was the admonition by the judge that she actually has to answer the question, not give speeches.