The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will hear former President Donald Trump’s appeal in his Jan. 6 criminal case arguing that he has immunity from prosecution for his actions during his time as president.

For the politically motivated prosecution of Trump, this is a five-alarm fire for the effort to convict the former president before Election Day in November. Regardless of what the court ultimately decides, the odds of a pre-election conviction in the case have dropped precipitously, and Trump is stronger than ever in head-to-head polling against President Joe Biden.