Judge: If President Trump shot someone on Fifth Avenue, local authorities couldn't investigate, or do anything about it?
Trump lawyer: No.
Judge: Nothing could be done while in office? That is your position?
Trump lawyer: That is correct.https://t.co/j46j9BDt2P pic.twitter.com/P4sTHN2XAA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 23, 2019
— William Consovoy, counsel to Donald Trump for the president’s tax matter in New York, arguing the inarguable before a federal appellate court.
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