Furthermore, Smith requests that Trump's impeachment trial begin as soon as possible. Earlier this week, Trump's defenders asked the Supreme Court to postpone the trial, arguing that he was immune from charges because he was president during the period in question.
The nation has a great interest in seeing what charges the court considers, Smith wrote in his motion. He points out that this would be in the public interest, because “a former president was accused of conspiring to undermine the electoral process, so that he could remain in office.”
The Court of Appeals rejected Trump's claim, and his defenders appealed to the Supreme Court. If the US Supreme Court justices do not immediately reject Trump's immunity claim, Smith is asking the Supreme Court to consider the case for expedited processing.
Trump is expected to become the Republican nominee to compete with President Joe Biden in the fall presidential elections. If the Supreme Court grants Trump's request to postpone the case or does not deal with the case quickly, the trial could be postponed until late in the campaign or after the election.
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Delaying the case may be to his advantage. If he wins the election and becomes president, he could use presidential powers to end the investigation or potentially pardon himself in the federal cases against him.
Jack Smith has been appointed to lead the two federal criminal cases against Trump. In addition to the case related to influencing the elections, he is also accused of keeping secret documents at his private residence. Of the 37 charges, 31 relate to violations of the US Espionage Act.
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