JACK SMITH IS IN A HURRY, BUT HE CAN’T SAY WHY. You’ve read it in this newsletter here and here, but it has popped up again. Jack Smith, the federal prosecutor pursuing former President Donald Trump, is again urging a court to speed up procedures in Smith’s case charging Trump in connection with the 2020 election and Jan. 6. 

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court gave Smith one week to respond to Trump’s effort to keep his 2020 election trial on hold while the court decides on Trump’s argument that he should be immune from prosecution. Smith responded in one day. His argument is that it is very, extremely, super-duper important that Trump’s trial move ahead as quickly as possible. Of course, it has been clear for some time that Smith feels that way. What is important is why Smith says the Trump case should speed ahead.