johnson, in for david.
we begin with a historic and
head-spinning day of legal
drama.
donald trump and his alleged
efforts to influence elections
at the center of it all.
at the supreme court, the former
president's case testing the
boundaries of presidential
power.
trump's lawyers arguing he has
absolute immunity from criminal
prosecution for his attempts to
overturn the 2020 election.
lawyers for special counsel jack
smith, who is prosecuting trump
for those efforts, arguing that
presidents are not above the law
if they commit crimes.
the justices acknowledging the
case before them is not just
about former president donald
trump, but also about future
presidents and the presidency
itself.
one critical question they're
considering, whether a president
can have immunity for an
official act, but not his
private conduct.
abc's terry moran leads us off
at the supreme court.
>> reporter: at the heart of
this case, donald trump's
unprecedented claim.
his lawyer telling the justices
that...