The scheduling of the Washington case is now in the hands of the Supreme Court justices, who will soon have to decide whether Donald J. Trump has executive immunity.
Jack Smith, the special counsel, stressed that speed was in the public interest, pushing back against former President Donald J. Trump’s request that the court pause an appeals court ruling.
During his second impeachment trial, the former president argued that criminal prosecution was a more appropriate way to seek accountability since he had left office.
A lawyer for the former president said he would be immune from prosecution for the murder of a political rival unless he was first impeached and convicted in Congress.