What to know as Supreme Court hears landmark presidential immunity case launched by Trump [Video]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will hear arguments over a question that could affect whether former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his efforts to reverse a 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.

As Trump has faced four criminal indictments — including charges in federal court in Washington of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election — lower courts have found he cannot claim immunity for actions that prosecutors allege sought to interfere with those election results.

Here’s what you need to know about the Supreme Court hearing on Thursday morning:

The question at hand

The justices are confronting the following question: whether and, if so, to what extent “does a former President enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office.”

It’s new territory for the top court, as a president has never faced criminal charges before Trump. Richard Nixon accepted a pardon issued by successor Gerald Ford that …