Trump Lawyer Argues President Can Shoot Random Pedestrians, Go About His Day

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The president’s personal lawyer told a federal judge Wednesday that Donald Trump can shoot random pedestrians and avoid prosecution until moving out of the White House

that such a request is unconstitutional because the founding fathers believed sitting presidents should not be subject to the criminal process. “The framers of our Constitution understood that state and local prosecutors would be tempted to criminally investigate the president to advance their own careers and to advance their political agendas,” Trump’s legal team wrote.

“Local authorities couldn’t investigate? They couldn’t do anything about it?” Chin asked, adding, “Nothing could be done? That is your position?” “That is correct,” Consovoy answered, emphasizing that of course such immunity for killing someone in broad daylight would only apply while Trump is in office.

Other things happened during the hearing, but just so it doesn’t get lost in the details, let‘s just stress at this time that the president’s personal lawyer told a federal judge that Donald Trump can shoot random pedestrians and avoid prosecution until moving out of the White House.

 

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