team six to kill a political opponent. >> you are talking about a totally different case. i say this on immunity very simple. if the president of united states does not have immunity, you will be totally ineffective because he won't be able to do anything. it will mean he will be prosecuted strongly prosecuted perhaps as soon as he leaves office by his but the opposing party. so a president of the united states i'm not talking just me, i'm talking any president has to have immunity. >> >> reporter: it certainly sounds like he is saying in some ways the president is above the law. of course what we are talking about is immunity claims case that we saw on tuesday. part of what trump's lawyers are arguing is that what he was doing in the election subversion case was part of his official duties. jack smith has said that was not part of his official duties. the other thing i want to point out as i asked if he was going to be attending the e jean