Supreme Court signals new rule that could blow up Trump trial calendar

justices raised the prospect they may want to design a new test to determine when a president does or doesn't get immunity for official acts – in a process that could easily throw off 's trial.

The clues came in a series of questions from members of the court's conservative majority who wanted to know what presidential conduct was 'public' versus 'private', and whether there are sufficient guardrails in the current judicial process to protect the president from excessive prosecution.

'You also appreciate that we're writing a rule for the ages,' said Trump-appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch, in one of several indications that members of the court were contemplating either a new balancing mechanism a ruling that could task a lower court with sorting out the details of what conduct is deserving of protection.

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