New York, October 25 (RHC)-- In the U.S., a personal attorney for Donald Trump told a federal court that the president could neither be investigated for a crime nor prosecuted -- even for murder. 

The argument by Trump’s attorney William S. Consovoy came as he sought to quash a subpoena seeking the president’s private financial records about hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. 

During the court hearing, Judge Denny Chin asked Consovoy about Trump’s infamous comment in 2016 that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and not lose any voters.  Trump's attorney responded that, in his legal opinion, the president can kill anyone he wants and not be prosecuted.