Quick take from Trump’s lawyers in today’s trial at the New York federal appeals court:
Even if President Donald Trump shot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue, New York authorities could not punish him while he is in office, the president's lawyers argued Wednesday.
Attorneys for Trump made the claim while arguing before a federal appeals court in their suit against Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, who has subpoenaed Trump’s tax returns.
Yes: One of the president’s lawyers WTAF argued in federal court today that the commander-in-chief could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue in New York and not be prosecuted, echoing that hyperbolic claim Trump made during the 2016 campaign.