Tila bumuwelta si private prosecutor Atty. Lorna Kapunan kay Atty. Kristine Ferrer, mula sa defense counsel, na hindi raw nito kailangang maging agresibo para lang idiin ang isang usapin. 

Matatandaang tila uminit ang tensyon sa pagitan nina Kapunan at Ferrer sa Senate impeachment trial noong Miyerkules, Agosto 12, 2026, kaugnay sa usapin kung maaari ba ang mga misleading question sa direct o cross-examination ng mga abogado sa isang testigo. 

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Sa naging pahayag naman ni Kapunan sa panayam sa kaniya ng manunulat at News5 anchor na si Lourd De Veyra noong Huwebes, Agosto 13, sinabi niyang mas epektibo raw minsan ang maging mahinahon sa pakikipag-argumento. 

“When last an aggressive cross-examination became an attempt to simply wear down a witness, sa tingin po ninyo?” urirat ni De Veyra. 

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Tugon ni Kapunan, “You don’t have to be aggressive to make a point. Sometimes, it’s even more effective to say it calmly. The way I tried to, the way I kept in check. I’m a natural kasi—I'm naturally fiery.” 

Dagdag pa niya, “But I have learned in life that sometimes, if you always like that, when you really mean it, they’ll say ‘She’s one of her bad day modes.’ So I’m normally very calm.” 

Ani Kapunan, may pagkakataon lang daw kailangan niyang maging agresibo depende sa okasyon. 

Aniya pa, hindi niya raw alam kung kinakabahan lang si Ferrer ngunit naramdaman umano niyang nawawala ito sa pokus. 

“I don’t know if it was the nervous reaction of my opposing counsel, but I could feel that she was losing it,” anang prosecutor. 

Paliwanag pa niya, “Four hours of going back to the same points. I don’t want to be critical but just for cross-examination na lang. And that’s why I ended when I ended.” 

Pagpapatuloy ni Kapunan, mas mahalaga raw matutunang malaman kung kailan dapat tumigil at mas mabisa raw, kung minsan, ang hindi na lang mag-cross-examination sa isang batikang testigo. 

“It’s knowing when to stop or even knowing when not to. Sometimes, the best cross-examination, especially for an expert witness, sometimes the best cross-examination is no cross,” pagtatapos pa niya. 

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