court has agreed to fast track consideration of a case testing whether former president donald trump has immunity from some of the criminal charges against him. the man in charge of prosecuting the former president on charges of election interference asked the nation s top court today to step in and now the highest court in the land has responded. correspondent david spunt has details tonight. good evening, david. bret, good evening. they certainly did. just moments ago the justices instructed the former president s attorneys to weigh in by next wednesday, december 20th. the supreme court is a body of nine that tries to remain apolitical but those justices are now being asked to enter the nerve center of the 2024 presidential election. special counsel jack smith has made an emergency plea to the justices asking them to rule on whether donald trump is immune from prosecution. smith petitioned the court earlier this afternoon asking for a quick decision. the federal judge ove