Former President Donald Trump, speaking at the Al Smith charity dinner in New York City on Thursday night, said it was nice to come to the Big Apple without having to appear in court.

“It’s really a pleasure anywhere in New York without a subpoena for my appearance,” Trump said to laughter at the New York Hilton Midtown in an event that benefits Catholic charities. “Anytime I don’t get a subpoena, I’m very happy.”

The dinner, which in a presidential election year traditionally features both major party candidates for some good-natured ribbing and roasting – Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris declined to attend Thursday night – is named after the first major-party Roman Catholic presidential nominee, four-term Democrat New York Gov. Al Smith, who lost to Republican Herbert Hoover in the 1928 election.

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