“The fact that the court has now taken this case makes it exceedingly unlikely that [Mr Trump] will be tried for his offences on January 6 before the election,” he told reporters on 24 April.

“Of course the court can decide cases quickly when it has to. It could hear this case tomorrow and could fairly easily produce an opinion one week later. That is not going to happen. The court has all but told us and assured us that that will not happen,” he said. “It was an extraordinary statement by the court to set the argument in this case for two months from the date it granted the case.”

Source: How Supreme Court delays gave Trump what he wants before 2024 elections | The Independent