with lester holt.
>> good evening and
welcome.
an extraordinary give
and take in the u.s.
supreme court today as
the nine justices
spent nearly three
hours wrangling with
lawyers over questions
of when or whether a
former american
president is immune
from federal
prosecution over acts
while taken in office.
the questions raised
during oral arguments
are more than
academic.
but instead sit at the
center of a special
counsel's criminal
election interference
case against former
president trump, and
whether a trial can
happen before the
november election.
mr. trump claims
absolute immunity from
prosecution, something
the court didn't seem
inclined to go along
with, yet
conservatives on the
court sharply
questioned the special
counsel's position as
well.
none of that stopping
the new york hush
money trial, which
continued today for
mr. trump as the key
witness testified for
a third day.
laura jarrett has
details.
>> reporter: tonight,
the u.s. supreme court
weighing a monumental
question...