[There were parts to this story that he wasn't going to get int at the moment, like the fact that he was the defendant in that particular case. But it was a rather amusing story to share with people. Mostly since it set president legally to cross-examine animals.]

Yes, and no. Polly the parrot did mimic what she heard, but the case he was working on he was trying to identify if her owner was the prime suspect in the case. The person he went up again was a veteran attorney, with a 40-year win streak. He suggested that Phoenix cross-examine the bird as a joke. He just took him up on the bluff.

[He laughed softly into his wine.]

You're truly amazing, Phoenix...