Special Counsel Urges Supreme Court to Expedite Ruling on Trump's Prosecution Immunity

Special Counsel Jack Smith has asked the Supreme Court to rule on former President Donald Trump's argument that he is immune from prosecution. Smith emphasized the urgency of the matter, as Trump's appeal of a trial judge's ruling rejecting his claim of immunity has suspended the trial against him. The case raises the question of whether a former president is absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed while in office or constitutionally protected from federal prosecution after impeachment but before criminal proceedings begin. The trial is scheduled to start on March 4 in Federal District Court in Washington.