It’s going to go like this:
SCOTUS: So, are you familiar with the Special Counsel statute?
Smith: Yes, Justice Alito.
SCOTUS: And you understand that any action brought by the government is dependent on that statute being fully realized.
Smith: Ah, yes, certainly, Justice Alito, it comports.
SCOTUS: So what would you call any action brought by the government which acts under color of authority but in fact is purveyed by someone who is not eligible to be a special counsel? Isn’t that fraud?
Smith: Well, Justice Alito, that seems theoretical.
SCOTUS: Is it? So you see yourself as having taken this role in full compiance and eligibility with the statute?
Smith: (coughs) Ah, the government requests a recess.