Supreme Court will weigh Trump's claim of 'absolute immunity'

's lawyers will get to try to persuade the of his immunity from prosecution from his time as president in a blockbuster hearing Thursday, as Jack Smith tries to get his case back on track.

Trump and his team have argued that all presidents would be undermined if Trump isn't allowed to . They even told an appeals court a president could order SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival and avoid prosecution.

But legal experts don't expect court's conservative 6-3 majority – – to go along with his claim. A decision that burns up time or remands a decision to lower courts to sift through any new immunity test could still play to Trump's benefit.

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