Special counsel Jack Smith filed motions aimed at keeping Donald Trump’s criminal trial on schedule to start in March 2024. The special counsel’s office filed the motions Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court and a Washington, D.C., federal appeals court seeking to fast-track a hearing of Trump’s appeal of a ruling against his claim that he has presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, reported The Messenger. “The public has a strong interest in this case proceeding to trial in a timely manner,” prosecutors wrote. “The trial cannot proceed, however, before resolution before the defendant’s…