The case could have significant implications for executive power and Trump's ongoing legal issues, including his trial on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results.

The court's ruling could further delay the trial and have far-reaching consequences for future presidents.

Justice Neil Gorsuch, one of three conservative justices appointed to the Supreme Court by a former Republican president, stated that they were writing a significant rule regarding a former president's immunity from criminal prosecution.

At least four, possibly five, conservative justices expressed concerns with a lower court ruling that a former president does not have absolute immunity.

Chief Justice John Roberts, a conservative, questioned the lower court ruling, stating that it seemed to only allow prosecution based on the fact that a former president is being prosecuted.

The text discusses the ongoing legal debate surrounding the potential immunity of a president from being charged with crimes while in office.

The Supreme Court is considering a case related to former President Trump's election conspiracy trial.

Justice Alito raised the question of why the court shouldn't send the case back to the lower court for further review or issue an opinion clarifying that a president cannot pardon themselves.

This would delay the trial until after the November election, potentially affecting Trump's upcoming election against Joe Biden.

Alito also questioned why a president without immunity wouldn't just pardon themselves from any potential charges.