Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) called to remove special counsel Jack Smith from Donald Trump’s election subversion case.

Smith submitted a response to the Supreme Court Wednesday to rebut Trump’s claims of presidential immunity. Trump’s lawyers had filed an emergency application to stop an appeals court’s decision that determined Trump had no immunity during the Jan. 6 riots. While the Supreme Court was seemingly setting a slow schedule for the trial by giving Smith a week to respond, he responded the next day in an attempt to rush the trial.

“Jack Smith is an unhinged zealot. Two months ago, he said it was ‘of imperative public importance’ for the Supreme Court to take Trump’s case because ‘only this Court can definitively resolve’ it. Now he’s flip-flopped,” Cotton posted on X. “All in a rush to convict Trump before the election — a blatant violation against DOJ rules on election interference. Smith should be removed and disciplined.”

Trump’s trial was initially slated to begin on March 4, but U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan removed it from the calendar. If the Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to pause proceedings, the pretrial proceedings will resume at the federal district court in Washington.

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If the Supreme Court hears oral arguments, the trial could take place later into the 2024 campaign or even after the election in November. With his quick responses, Smith is implying he would prefer a quicker trial and possibly revert to the district court trial date.

Meanwhile, Trump’s lawyers have waited until every deadline to file the necessary responses in order to keep their desired pace for the trial and allow themselves time to prepare to defend the former president. The former president is facing four federal charges against him in the 2020 election subversion case.