Trump lawyer says president could shoot someone on 5th Ave..

[Tennesseer]

Trump lawyer says president could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and avoid prosecution

An attorney for President Trump told a federal appeals court Wednesday that Trump could not be prosecuted even if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue in New York.

Trump attorney William Consovoy made the remark during oral arguments in a case involving a subpoena seeking Trump's tax returns and financial records from his accounting firm. The president's attorneys have argued he has blanket immunity from criminal prosecution and even investigation while in office.

Attorneys and the three appeals court judges, all of whom were appointed by Democratic presidents, frequently referred to Trump’s assertion from his 2016 presidential campaign that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot someone” without losing supporters.

Judge Denny Chin asked Consovoy how such a scenario would work under the president’s claims of executive immunity from prosecution and investigation.

“What’s your view on the ‘Fifth Avenue’ example?” Chin asked. “Local authorities couldn’t investigate, couldn’t do anything about it?”

“Nothing could be done, that’s your position?” he added.

“That is correct,” Consovoy responded.

Complete article here:  Trump lawyer says president could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and avoid prosecution

[Bob Ross]

Maybe he should try it, to see what happens?

(Note: that someone would have to be a giant dick, like Scott)

[kadee79]

Well, there is no statute of limitations on murder.....none on dumb attorneys either! 

[Deleted]

From the OP's link.



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Vance and Trump's lawyers have agreed to expedite their case in an effort to fast-track it to the Supreme Court. Vance said that his office would not enforce the subpoena while the legal battle plays out.

Robert Katzmann, the chief judge for the Second Circuit, acknowledged that the fight will likely move to the nation’s highest court.

“This case seems bound for the Supreme Court,” Katzmann said.

“I think both sides see that as an inevitability, your honor,” Dunne responded.


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[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I think Trump's lawyer has watched Lethal Weapon 2  too many times.

[dondub]

Oct 23, 2019 12:46:33 GMT -5 deminmaine said:

The president's attorneys have argued he has blanket immunity from criminal prosecution and even investigation while in office.

This is some scary shit.

Nixxon/Frost all over again.

[happyhoix]

Oct 23, 2019 12:46:33 GMT -5 deminmaine said:

The president's attorneys have argued he has blanket immunity from criminal prosecution and even investigation while in office.

This is some scary shit.

Trump has been claiming he can't be prosecuted while in office for some time now, insisting that he needed to be perfectly free to 'govern,' which I guess requires a good deal of murder and treason.

I wondered where he got that idea - I guess he finally found a lawyer that told him what he wanted to hear.

[mollyanna58]

So the President, who swore to uphold the Constitution, is above the law.

[happyhoix]

I saw this coming when Trump first got settled in the Oval office and realized he could summon a minion with a fresh diet coke every time he mashed a special button on his desk.

When you take a raging narcissist and give him almost unlimited power, he'll interpret that to mean he has completely unlimited power - and he deserves it.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Oct 23, 2019 14:19:44 GMT -5 mollyanna58 said:

So the President, who swore to uphold the Constitution, is above the law.

The constitution doesn't apply to rich white men. .. unless it suits them of course.

[djAdvocate]

well, thank goodness we have congress to impeach him, in that case.

that would break his immunity quite nicely.

[mollyanna58]

Oct 23, 2019 11:54:00 GMT -5 Bob Ross said:

Maybe he should try it, to see what happens?

(Note: that someone would have to be a giant dick, like Scott)

Trump would never actually take action.  He just tweets and insults people.

[kadee79]

Oct 23, 2019 19:07:53 GMT -5 mollyanna58 said:

Oct 23, 2019 11:54:00 GMT -5 Bob Ross said:

Maybe he should try it, to see what happens?

(Note: that someone would have to be a giant dick, like Scott)

Trump would never actually take action.  He just tweets and insults people.

You are correct...he is only a bully with no guts and wants to be able to blame someone else...for everything he screws up!